To all the assholes who think it is beyond necessary to yell hateful slurs out their car windows as they drive by, to throw shit, to make animal noises or to be otherwise pitiful excuses for human beings because you had half a beer and feel like big men: It is not necessary. You aren’t big men. You aren’t cool. You’re a bunch of annoying little brats wanking each other off in little fucking metal boxes going 40km an hour.
At this point, I can’t name everything that has been yelled. I’ve had beer bottles tossed (from moving vehicles), but nine times out of ten the phrase that’s yelled is faggot. At this point, I can assume that on any night that I work the backshift, I will have “faggot” yelled at me at some point while I walk to work or to McDonalds on my break. Once on every walk.
Even tonight, with all the rainbow cheer about the city, standing on the corner of Robie Street and Quinpool Road, what goes whizzing by? “Faaaaggot! Oot oot oot!” Like to see if you have the balls to do that 8 hours earlier in daylight.
So fuck you douchebags and fuck your $700 cars and $2 drunk. I’d be proud to be a faggot, especially because it’s clearly something that scares the fuck out of all of you. This faggot doesn’t need four guys and a metal box to flip you off and call your shit out as you speed away. —Apparently a Shark
This article appears in Jul 26 – Aug 1, 2012.
real charmers eh? you have time travelled into mississippi in the 1950’s. that goes for the bitch before yours too
Well put OP. This past weekend some 30-something-year-old men said something pig-ish to my friend and I while they were in their truck as we were walking so I just said a simple “Fuck off” and then these grown adults said, “Oh well you look like you have a smelly pussy anyway”. Seriously? If we looked so gross, why pester us to begin with? Fucking cowardly, old, sexually frustrated individuals harassing people walking on the street are da coolest. Keep up the good work.
some men are like dogs, if they can’t eat it, or fuck it, they piss on it and walk away. I am grateful to be officially CRONE age, and thus almost invisible to the buggers.
it’s vewy refweshing isn’t it good dog? we’re also at that age where we don’t give a shit
very refweshing indeed. mind you, I never gave much of a shit (about humans) but at least now they aren’t pestering me.
Sorry to hear about the harassment you’ve been dealing with. You deserve better than that. Halifax deserves better.
We want to end street harassment. We’re starting by tracking how often it happens in HRM and where. If you (or anyone reading this) wants to add their experiences to our map, you can do so here:
http://halifax.ihollaback.org/share-your-s…
We also have tips for responding to harassers. It’s hard with a drive-by, since they’re there and gone in an instant. But maybe you can find something here to add to your toolbox.
http://halifax.ihollaback.org/resources/re…
Best of luck dodging the beer bottles and the jerks. Let us know if we can help.
Take care.
a new low in neighborhood drve by racial slurring. wow, and all i thought most people had to fear, were the drive by shootings. oh well, if the cops act as fast on this as the other, you will be looking at retirement age, before something gets done. sounds like l.a. in the morning lately.
Some old bastard came up to me on Agricola Street today and said, hey, there, gorgeous girl, swaying to his drunken breeze. I smiled sweetly and told him to go get his fucking eyes checked.
Cowards
Oh TTFN, you’re the fuckin’ best. <3
What Boru said. and points for not blaming the whole city for those clowns.
Troodon-Thanks for the points.I’m not a total ignorant bitch,I’m just a bitch with poor writing skills.Lol
The only thing I yell out my car window is “USE A FUCKIN’ CROSSWALK!!!”
Hi,
I don’t mean to steal the show or anything like that. But I thought I’d provide similar experiences of mine.
I’m not gay. I’m a straight male. I work full-time in Halifax. I’ve been with the same company for 5 years.
I learned a couple of days ago from an outside source who used to work here, that he overheard some conversations in management and among co-workers that they’re not pleased or happy with the fact that I’m from a different culture, religion and background.
I’m the only one in the company that’s from a different culture.
I have my own office, and they aren’t happy that I sometimes practice my religion in my office. According to my knowledge, and according to what I hear, Nova Scotians are supposed to be the friendliest and most hospitable people in Canada. I’ve been here for 18 years and I actually saw nothing but the opposite except a few small instances.
Anyway I just thought I’d add to the discussion.
Thanks.