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Louis Dor
Jan 23, 2018
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A woman who was being harassed in East London by a man who wouldn't take no for an answer has shared a story about the woman who helped her out with a clever gambit.
Amna Saleem was waiting for her boyfriend to finish work and join her for dinner when a man allegedly approached her.
He refused to accept she wasn't interested.
Amna tried to remain polite and was grateful when a passing woman intervened.
guy: ...just one drink me: no thank you guy: come on it's just a drink me: look, i'm sorry I just want to read my b… https://t.co/adwyvCRkYI— Amna is in LA… coffee? (@Amna is in LA… coffee?) 1516478314
Amna, a former writer for BuzzFeed, told Mashable:
He looked annoyed and awkwardly hung about before finally leaving.
She said she thanked the woman who helped her and invited her to join her and her friends.
Her tweet has since gathered over 100,000 retweets and over 500,000 likes.
She spoke to BBC Outside Source about the exchange:
I'm on @BBCOS in 2mins talking about men, woman and how not to interact...— Amna is in LA… coffee? (@Amna is in LA… coffee?) 1516639499
She also gave some advice about how men can act to defuse a similar situation:
@BunkoPirate waaaay back I had a guy intervene by saying "hey, gf is looking for u, she wants to know if ur good to… https://t.co/FqSGLkutGX— Amna is in LA… coffee? (@Amna is in LA… coffee?) 1516535933
People related to the experience of an overly-persistent man:
@factualmama @AGlasgowGirl And how sad it is necessary that we need to look out for one another, because a simple a… https://t.co/xXj4c2b3cx— Madame Huhn (@Madame Huhn) 1516527168
@AGlasgowGirl He never spoke to me except to tell me that was exactly what he was doing. "Its late and I don't wan… https://t.co/HWQs9MmtR6— TokuSwag the Smaphowolf (@TokuSwag the Smaphowolf) 1516580476
@AGlasgowGirl Bartended for years and saw this happen constantly. A weird passive thing guys tried to do was send d… https://t.co/vU5Baz4sW9— Nate Martins (@Nate Martins) 1516559614
@AGlasgowGirl "your bf doesn't let you have friends?" "in fact he totally lets me but I don't want you as a friend"— ✨ salty kitty ✨ (@✨ salty kitty ✨) 1516537351
Oh, and here's the book Amna was reading:
@HarrenGWarding @DrJenGunter Station Eleven. Would recommend!— Amna is in LA… coffee? (@Amna is in LA… coffee?) 1516537325
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