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Jessica Brown
May 06, 2017
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Nathalie Gordon was on a bus on her way to a meeting when an experience led to what she calls a lesson in why men will “never understand what it’s like to be female”.
Gordon was minding her own business when a man tapped her on her knee. She took out her headphones, and he asked her where the bus is going, and where she’s going.
She writes:
I say 'the man just asked me for a drink and when I said no started to rub himself'. The driver says, 'what do you expect me to do?'— Nathalie Gordon (@Nathalie Gordon) 1493908791
Gordon told the driver to call the police or at least remove him from the bus. The driver's response was "you're a pretty girl, what do you expect?".
What I expect is for men to stop thinking every woman on the planet owes them something.— Nathalie Gordon (@Nathalie Gordon) 1493909222
She continues:
What I expect is for good men to be on our side, to support us, to listen, to care, to stand up for us when we can't and to educate others.— Nathalie Gordon (@Nathalie Gordon) 1493910656
And people flooded her Twitter with support:
@awlilnatty @Sparkle__Monkey ..I'm a bus driver now as well as a man. Trust me, my reaction to that guy would be the precise opposite.— ALBA's Rants (@ALBA's Rants) 1493915500
@awlilnatty Sorry about this experience but if that was Scotland, that guy wouldn't even touch the ground, let alon… https://t.co/2XCJ9KEVIw— #YesScots 🏴 #JohnsonOut (@#YesScots 🏴 #JohnsonOut) 1493937593
@awlilnatty Similar has happened to me on a coach, on a train, in a park and on a town bench. Thank you for speaking out ❤️— elie gordon (@elie gordon) 1493963368
And a happy update:
I have now called the British Transport Police and contacted TFL. An investigation has been opened. I'm being taken seriously.— Nathalie Gordon (@Nathalie Gordon) 1493917290
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