
Another day, another story where a man gets dangerous after a woman rejects him.
The mother of a student killed in the school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, said that the shooter was rejected by a female student who he had harassed for months.
This prompted Elizabeth May, author of fantasy trilogy The Falconer, to tweet yesterday asking women to share frightening responses from men after turning them down.
Elizabeth was prompted to tweet after a man told her (obviously) that she was wrong to say women are afraid of rejecting men.
It went viral, with many women grateful for a space to share these stories and to support each other.
Some women revealed how they had been verbally and physically abused, while others have had to call the police.
Several told of how they had been cat-called and harassed by men, and a theme developed showing how men often mistook friendliness for romantic interest.
@_ElizabethMay Too many to count. Some of the worst ones were when I worked at a bar during uni, it was usually men… https://t.co/zHi8EizB2A— 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈Alex🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈 (@🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈Alex🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈) 1526920903
@_ElizabethMay Someone I met on Twitter a few years ago. We spent some time together and I realised there was no ch… https://t.co/RR04nCH5dd— Kate (@Kate) 1526918807
@_ElizabethMay A man attacked me right after I told him I just wanted us to be friends, he pushed me down, grabbed… https://t.co/7guQ2SU1k7— Madame Terror (@Madame Terror) 1526918869
@_ElizabethMay @marisaroffman Was sexually assaulted after a date in a small racist town in north Alabama. Went to… https://t.co/q4I5H2agXU— Blonde Kate Beckett🐶🐾💐🌺 (@Blonde Kate Beckett🐶🐾💐🌺) 1526943974