#MeToo a social media campaign that raised awareness around sexual harassment and most women have been the victim of it several times. I've participated on Facebook but couldn't anticipate that I'd experience my 2nd worst sexual harassment incident to date (the worst one is on page 16-17)
I walked home from the office and had a guy stopping next to me in his car asking for directions. I assisted without looking at him because alarm bells went off in my head. When I concluded and eventually looked at him, I realized that he's been masturbating throughout the entire conversation. I was appalled, then I got angry as he sped off when he realized I was onto him. I can't remember the last time I swore at someone that much! I'm so angry but also feel very helpless. This happened in broad daylight,perverts don't need the cloak of darkness anymore and that's what scares me. How do we stop this from happening? How do we move on if we were unfortunate enough to have this happen to us? Where did we,as society go wrong for people to think this is acceptable? This still happens every day when I walk to work; the wolf whistles, the remarks, the hand gestures...when and how will it end?
On a lighter note, a happy 67th birthday to my mom and a big "thank you" to OCDMP for the surprise birthday shoot, I really appreciate you helping me create memories with this amazing woman.
EDITOR'S NOTE
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