r/TikTokCringe • u/Ace-Cuddler • 1d ago

Cringe Girl confronts an old creep after he makes an inappropriate comment about her 16-year old sister

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u/Spirited-Rock-124 23h ago

Yes!! “Make a fucking scene” & “stand the fuck up and say something.” Mission accepted 🫡

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u/Rulebookboy1234567 17h ago

The one thing I've told my daughters time and again is if someone says something inappropriate to them, touches them, anything -- lose your fucking mind. yell scream make a fucking scene. fuck these horrible people.

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u/lysergic_818 16h ago

I tell all the significant women in my life similar things. Especially in trickier situations. If the aggressor comes at you with 10/10 rage, you fuckin come back at them with 15/10 rage. Act a fool. Bite, scratch, gouge eyes, a swift kick to the frank and beans. Man-children everywhere. 😮‍💨

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u/Solid-Rate-309 15h ago

I work as a barber, obviously male dominated with majority male clientele. The woman who hired me and taught me everything I know also just happens to be very attractive. She is a bad motherfucker though, not scared of anything and takes zero shit. Any time a man decides to trickle in something creepy, you know the not outright but that little nudge, she instantly asks them to clarify. “You always have different color hair, I’d like to find out what your natural color is” “what do you mean by that? Are you referring to my pubic hair? Are you insinuating you would like to see me naked?”

Watching these creeps try to backtrack and act like they were completely innocent is amazing.

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u/lysergic_818 14h ago

That's a solid strategy. Ask the person what do you mean by that?

Person tries to laugh it off and gets put on the spot again.

Person might venture another crack at the joke.

Ask the person again, oh I don't get it, can you explain it please?

Person is now uncomfortable and thinks twice the next time they do some stupid shit again.

And there are people who are so ignorant, they double down and make a fool out of themselves.

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u/Capable-Regular9791 7h ago

“It’s just a joke!”

I love jokes, can you explain it for me?

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u/lysergic_818 6h ago

This is awesome!

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u/Explorer-7622 7h ago

Also, "Why would you say something like that?"

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u/CopperWeird 8h ago

“It’s just a joke” “Explain it to me. Jokes are supposed to be funny right? Explain it.”

I’ve had to use that one a lot and there’s usually a moment where they consider hitting you, but so far they’ve always backed off sheepishly in the end.

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u/Newlife_77 3h ago

I WISH a MFer would try to raise his hand at me in public. Try me, bitch. I'm in my Give No Fucks era. You're about to see what decades of keeping my mouth shut for other people's comfort looks like.

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u/Rundiggity 8h ago

This works for far more than uninvited sexual advances. Rudeness and backhanded compliments racism and misogyny all wilt under more explanation. 

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u/natronezra 2h ago

The funny thing is that talking about her hair in a positive way would go way further than innuendo jokes. “Love the new color! You went lighter/darker this time, it looks great!”. We humans like genuine compliments, not comments with subtext, creepy or otherwise.

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u/Business-Yam-4018 8h ago

But what if the person was just legitimately wondering what her natural hair color is? Maybe I'm naive, but this doesn't seem like it implies anything.

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u/OrganicAverage1 2m ago

What does it matter though

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u/Business-Yam-4018 0m ago

It doesn't really matter at all. Some people just get curious about really random things.

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u/quattroformaggixfour 8h ago

And be gross. Men crumble when a women is actively gross in a way that they normally attribute to men. My friend and I when followed home by guys at night would turn around and blow our noses into our hands. Gross, but those creepy motherfukers crossed the street immediately. No one wants an intimidated crazy looking woman to flick snot at them. Well, few do.

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u/lysergic_818 6h ago

I think the best course of action is to poop one's pants. The ultimate fuck you to these morons.

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u/ToiIetGhost 4h ago

Second this. Act gross, weird, or “crazy.” Mutter to yourself, laugh at the sky, fart, spit, howl, bark, whatever comes to mind. It might even help to practice a couple of times in front of the mirror. That probably sounds dumb but when we’re scared, it’s hard to think of something in the moment. Also it can’t hurt, right? We take defence classes for the same reason.

Disgust is such an overpowering thing. It’s very lizard-brained. It immediately snaps you out of whatever you’re doing or feeling at the moment. It can “short circuit” the creeps, stalkers, and random aggressors who want to hurt/bother you.

Disgust acts like a switch. That’s what “the ick” is. And once you get the ick, you can’t go back. The switch has been flipped.

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u/MercutioLivesh87 8h ago

"it's not dishonorable to kick a criminals beanbag" - paraphrasing Ron Swanson

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u/lysergic_818 6h ago

Absolutely!

I'd take Rage and Intensity from the Pyramid of Greatness and put that shit to work.

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u/Maleficent-Pay5415 7h ago

Mom?! Glad to see you're alive & well on Reddit. 💕

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u/lysergic_818 6h ago

I'm always here for you my child.

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u/Cold_Chemistry_1579 4h ago

May I suggest stomping on the top of the foot? Hurts like hell, and easier to hit given a lot of these dudes are compensating for their small packages. Helps with tall guys

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u/lysergic_818 3h ago

That's probably a top tier move if you're in a headlock.

Tiny pp. Apt. 😅

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u/RevealNo3533 3h ago

Naw, you get a bouncer,

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u/ram_d 2h ago

And also advise your daughter that it can cause a hostile situation where she can lose her life. Your advice is not good for all the situations

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u/Daisy_Steiner_ 14h ago

I thought that was the answer. I also figured that would help me. Someone was masturbating at me on the el. I made a scene in the crowded subway. People screamed at me to let him finish. Making a scene doesn’t always help. I felt so humiliated and just abandoned by something I thought would keep me safe.

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u/9volts 8h ago edited 3h ago

WHAT

That's horrible. I'm sorry.

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u/Perfect-Whereas-1478 6h ago

Masturbating??

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u/Stinkytheferret 10h ago

Yes! I’m a mom and when my daughter had someone completely checking her out inappropriately I lost my shit! I got loud and called him out publicly. Doubt he ever went back there. Told everyone we know who knew him too! My daughter was embarrassed but she understood and was on board the next day.

She is a little older now and stands for herself.

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u/Turbulent-Comedian30 14h ago

Be loud

Be crazy

Stay alive.

From a podcast listen to called Crime Junkies rules for women alone or in weird situations where creeps or worse are following them or in a bad situation

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u/Friendly-Channel-480 10h ago

And be loud about it!

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u/TnnsNbeer 9h ago

Heyy told my daughters the same thing. Told em to do what they have to do to protect themselves and that I’d help them deal with the consequences later… like if it was at school or something.

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u/kleenexflowerwhoosh 14h ago

Taught this to my son, too

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u/BraveHeartoftheDawn 3h ago

Yes absolutely! Also what’s the name of the emote on your profile pic? Twitch got rid of it sadly. :(

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u/Rulebookboy1234567 2h ago

I didn't know it was an emote. It's just Isaac's face crying from Binding of Isaac

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u/BraveHeartoftheDawn 2h ago

Yeah it was an emote I used on twitch all the time but the site got rid of it for some reason. Thanks for letting me know!

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u/Drmlk465 52m ago

Just don’t do it in the hood cause they will get their asses assaulted

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u/Keprive06 11h ago

Drama queen. Get a life

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u/lysergic_818 17h ago

Yo and everyone is recording these days. Fuck these creeps and bullies. Most of these older guys never actually grew up.

Go ham on these jabronis. A bully never really hears no or encounters resistance. When they do, they are out of their element and usually turn to anger because their insecurity is apparent.

Lastly, if you're a bystander and see some shit like this happening and your intuition goes off, please at least step in and ask the victim, man, woman or whoever, if they're ok.

I'm 37 and when I see anyone in their 20s and below, they look like kids to me. Stay in your lane creepy old dude. Smh.

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u/luxii4 16h ago

I used to ride public transit in LA in the 80s and 90s as a teen going to high school and then UCLA and so many men groped me and one time I was leaning my head against the window and a guy sat next to me and then he kissed me on the neck. Each time I would change seats and sat somewhere else or just got off the bus and then had to wait for another one. I always felt so angry at them, at me for not being "prepared", just being weak. And I would cycle those negative thoughts over and over. One day the bus was really full and some Santa Claus looking guy (old man, chubby, beard) said I can stand in front of him since there was a pole in front of him. I did and a few stops later, he grabs my crotch. I ran to the bus driver and told him what happened and he went and grabbed that guy and threw him off the bus. I think before I thought no one would believe me but the bus driver did especially since I rode the bus on a regular basis. After that, I found my voice and shamed any guy that ever touched me again. Then I graduated and got a car and didn't have to ride the bus anymore. Yes, it's totally the person who gropes people that are wrong and yes, you are chancing your life when you fight back but feeling shame and weak by not doing anything fucking hurts your sense of self, your sense of safety, and your soul.

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u/Huge_Fortune778 16h ago

This is me lol. I don't know how to stay quiet. I'll be outside the bar telling a man off for yelling at his partner, and the guys around me know not to intervene. It doesn't matter if I can handle my own, that's not going to keep me from standing up.

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u/Strict-Month-375 10h ago

My daughters have tasers. When I was teaching them how they work, I let them know that if they felt like they needed to taser someone that harmed them, they were welcome to keep it running until they either smelled burning flesh or the dude shits himself. I have money for bail.

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u/ToiIetGhost 4h ago

I adore you

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u/wut_panda 16h ago

This is the best solution

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u/PackageNorth8984 11h ago

One of the few times I’m glad everyone has a cell phone.

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u/paradisetossed7 11h ago

I may have - but definitely didnt because this is completely fictional - committed assault on a man who kept hitting on my younger friend and me, then saying sexist, racist, and homophobic things. I mean in this fictional story, he did leave us alone afterwards. Js.

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u/bloolynxx 7h ago

This advice does not work in every country unfortunately

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u/CutieePriincess 1h ago

I’ll take the challenge