07-31-2014, 03:46 AM
1) Ignore it without letting them push me around. I will not leave because some bigot tells me to. I will not walk away from whatever I'm in the middle of or doing because some asshole decides they have to state their opinion. In most cases, I simply give them a level stare (that most people relay makes them feel like an unruly toddler being put in their place), then tune them out and pretend they don't exist.
2) If presented with violence, I will defend myself. Not to the extreme of the OP's post, but I don't have an issue with mimicking (slightly harder than done to me) something a chick has done to me. In most cases (with women) this is enough to back them off. I also have no issue with inflicting violence on men who seem to think it's okay to inflict violence on me first.
3) The exception to #1 and #2 is the age-old rule... If you punch someone in the face and it doesn't phase them, it's time to run. Know what battles you just -can't- win and make sure you don't put yourself in them.
2) If presented with violence, I will defend myself. Not to the extreme of the OP's post, but I don't have an issue with mimicking (slightly harder than done to me) something a chick has done to me. In most cases (with women) this is enough to back them off. I also have no issue with inflicting violence on men who seem to think it's okay to inflict violence on me first.
3) The exception to #1 and #2 is the age-old rule... If you punch someone in the face and it doesn't phase them, it's time to run. Know what battles you just -can't- win and make sure you don't put yourself in them.