What's on Your Mind

[Karl Rand]

I just got taunted by a couple of dudes while walking in the street. They didn't say anything, just gave me the crazy eyes and waved their arms at me to block the sidewalk I was walking down. Thankfully they let me pass by by walking around them off in the road. I'm a bit flustered at the moment.

Oh wow!!! Scary shit for sure! 

I’ve been a pugnacious little shit since primary school having been taught to defend myself by a neighbour, and ex professional boxer. 
I understand though the threatening behavior of ”˜straight’ male groups ( who are often up each other like rats up a drainpipe in private!).

Women often suffer the same treatment at the hands of males though.  In the late 1970’s I joined the Gay Liberation Front at Melbourne University becoming friends with a fascinating dyke. Her parents who ran a Salvation Army Mission to Seamen taught her to defend herself from an early age. Walking with Judy past a city building site a worker whistled at her and yelled “Hey lady, wanna fuck?” A short very ”˜feminine’ dyke, Judy was the wrong target to pick. She walked onto the building site and in an ever so polite manner asked him ”˜Were you the gentleman who whistled at me?’ Him “ Yeh lady - what are ya gunna do about it” Upon which Judy king hit him unconscious. Now doubt his workmates who witnessed this reminded him of the event for a long time afterwards. Judy later on ran a shelter for bashed and abused women in another city. I imagine a number of men who somehow tracked their ex wives etc down to the shelter were soon taught a lesson.