Ladies, how do you feel?
About men you don’t know that refer to you as “Baby”, “Honey”, “Slim”, or any of those other pet names?
This one time I was coming out of a bathroom and two men stepped in front of me. One of the men stepped back to let me pass, while saying ” Go ‘head, baby, you got it.”
And then there was this other time I was on public transportation when this man asked to sit next to me. I scooted over so he could sit next to the window. He sat with his body angled towards me and his arm behind my seat. I asked him if he could move over some and he said “This is as far as I can get, baby.”
Needles to say both times I felt a little irritated by their usage of the word so loosely with women they do not know.
So, the question once again is: Ladies, how do you feel about men you don’t know that refer to you as “Baby”, “Honey”, “Slim”, or any of those other pet names?
I am with you and feel uncomfortable when it happens to me. It is more of a statement to their character than anything really – and def. does not lead you to want to know them any better – it is just NOT an educated respectful way to approach anyone.
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