"Victims" of flashers

syklops · 16-12-2012 08:29PM

BhoscaCapall wrote: »

Oh you're an advocate of anti-male violence. Who would have guessed...

Im not an advocate of anti-male violence. I'm an advocate of anti-fukwittery violence.

Anyway, I tire of your trolling. Welcome to my ignore list.

bodice ripper · 16-12-2012 08:33PM

I have been flashed a couple of times. Emotional scarring - zero. My mother told me when I was young that rape by a stranger in public statistically did not happen that often, and certainly not often enough to limp through life terrified it might happen.

when i get flashed, I give marks.

jill_valentine · 16-12-2012 08:34PM

Mammanabammana wrote: »

Really? I'm not even slightly unsure. I've never seen a more obvious troll in my life.

Have to admit, I've spent a lot of time over the last few days debating gun control on the internet, and it's thrown off my barometer for this stuff.

Boombastic · 16-12-2012 08:35PM

I was flashed before on the way to school. I nearly had a stroke

livinsane · 16-12-2012 08:36PM

I've been flashed three times. Three very different scenarios.

First was when I was about 12. Walking down the street, hear someone shouting hey!, follow the sound and see some guy standing in an upstairs window completely balls naked (head covered by the window frame). But I knew the house and family so it was either one of two brothers or the dad! I just thought wtf and walked on.

Second was in a house I was sharing and the friend of my housemate [after a night out] just took his d1ck out in the sitting room and said "do you like this". I laughed and said get it out of my face. He was fairly open about his weirdness so I wasn't really surprised at his actions.

Third time, walking home in Cork city about 12am, down Western Road when a guy passes me out on the path and turns down an alley. When I walked past the entrance, I see him **** furiously. I said "fck off" and walked on quickly and he came after me, todger still in hand and starts shouting "look at my c0ck...I'll kill you bitch". Was fairly sh1tting myself and this stage (street was deadly quiet) but stayed calm, walked on fast (he seemed to be hanging back so didn't think he'd come near me and I didn't want to give him the satisfaction of seeing me afraid). Finally a cab came along. Not nice. Great story to tell though!

Collie D · 16-12-2012 08:36PM

Boombastic wrote: »

I was flashed before on the way to school. I nearly had a stroke

Intentional pun?

BhoscaCapall · 16-12-2012 08:38PM

Collie D wrote: »

Intentional pun?

It's called humour, you wouldn't be interested.

Collie D · 16-12-2012 08:40PM

livinsane wrote: »

I've been flashed three times. Three very different scenarios.

First was when I was about 12. Walking down the street, hear someone shouting hey!, follow the sound and see some guy standing in an upstairs window completely balls naked (head covered by the window frame). But I knew the house and family so it was either one of two brothers or the dad! I just thought wtf and walked on.

Second was in a house I was sharing and the friend of my housemate [after a night out] just took his d1ck out in the sitting room and said "do you like this". I laughed and said get it out of my face. He was fairly open about his weirdness so I wasn't really surprised at his actions.

Third time, walking home in Cork city about 12am, down Western Road when a guy passes me out on the path and turns down an alley. When I walked past the entrance, I see him **** furiously. I said "fck off" and walked on quickly and he came after me, todger still in hand and starts shouting "look at my c0ck...I'll kill you bitch". Was fairly sh1tting myself and this stage (street was deadly quiet) but stayed calm, walked on fast (he seemed to be hanging back so didn't think he'd come near me and I didn't want to give him the satisfaction of seeing me afraid). Finally a cab came along. Not nice. Great story to tell though!

That third story is quite disturbing

MaxSteele · 16-12-2012 09:11PM

As long as it's not intentionally to a child or lonesome woman on a dark, quiet road I don't see the harm. It's especially funny and completely hilarious when on a session or in any context when drink is taken.

Exceptions for the above though.

Does taking off your clothes and pulling a mangina count ? It's kind of a favourite of mine when Mr Southern Comfort comes out to play.

Madam_X · 16-12-2012 09:17PM

BhoscaCapall wrote: »

I'm sorry but you can't operate a society where it's okay to just go around booting people in the bollocks every time they commit a crime. Would you kick an old lady in the fanny if you caught her listening to a song on Youtube that wasn't covered by the Creative Commons license? Probably not because I suspect you are mad for double-standards.

Not sure i'd agree with a kick in the crown jewels either but it's unlikely she'd be flashing her fanny to listen to it. If she was though I would ask her to put it away.

bodice ripper wrote: »

I have been flashed a couple of times. Emotional scarring - zero. My mother told me when I was young that rape by a stranger in public statistically did not happen that often, and certainly not often enough to limp through life terrified it might happen

If a man did whip his genitalia out though to a lone person in an isolated place, they could be forgiven for feeling a reactionary fear that they are in danger of being sexually assaulted/raped and that that's not indicative of limping through life terrified it might happen - the fact they've elected to walk through an isolated place alone being confirmation of that.

BhoscaCapall wrote: »

So I was watching The Office (as credible a source as any) and one of the female characters got 'flashed', and the other characters were comforting her as if she was really upset and stuff.
Yes it's a comedy but I've seen the same sort of attitude irl (no not involving me) and in news reports etc.
What's so bad about it? I mean obviously you can't go slinging your tadger in people's faces but surely 99% of stable, reasonable females* would just laugh and/or think "wow what a feckin weirdo!" and it would go no further than a funny story to tell the girls over a Westcoast Cooler**.

*Apologies for oxymoron
*I'm aware men and animals can also be victims but in most/all cases I'm referring to it's a woman.
**Other beverages available

I've experienced that twice when with a group and yeh it was just funny, different story if you were alone in a quiet place though, especially if it's dark. It would be frightening for sure. Context is key.

bodice ripper · 16-12-2012 09:41PM

Madam_X wrote: »

If a man did whip his genitalia out though to a lone person in an isolated place, they could be forgiven for feeling a reactionary fear that they are in danger of being sexually assaulted/raped and that that's not indicative of limping through life terrified it might happen - the fact they've elected to walk through an isolated place alone being confirmation of that.

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forgiven, sure. But wouldn't it be better to not feel like that?

PC CDROM · 16-12-2012 09:54PM

Heard a story about it happening to two nuns once.

One had a heart attack.

The other couldn't reach.

Sauve · 16-12-2012 09:54PM

bodice ripper wrote: »

forgiven, sure. But wouldn't it be better to not feel like that?

If someone was flashed, while alone and in an isolated area, Id be concerned for their sense of self preservation if they weren't frightened or concerned by it to be honest.

jaffacakesyum · 16-12-2012 10:01PM

OP appears to be either trolling or breaking rule number 1 in the AH charter.

Miss Lockhart · 16-12-2012 10:01PM

I've been flashed twice.

The first time I was 17 and waiting for a bus on Conyngham Road outside the Dublin Bus garage at about 4pm in the middle of summer. I could see some movement in the bushes at the edge of the Phoenix Park opposite. When I looked closer I realised it was a man with his trousers down ****. I got a fright and decided to walk back towards the city to another bus stop where it was busier. The guy jumped down from the bushes and started to follow me so I ran until I reached the next bus stop on Parkgate Street. When I finally turned around the guy had disappeared. I was very shaken by the fact this had happened on a busy road in broad daylight.

The second time I was walking home from college with a group of friends at around 10.30pm. At the entrance to our estate a man shouted out and when we looked we realised he was exposing himself and ****. We screamed and then hurried on into our estate. He only had one leg but he started to come after us on his crutches so we ran all the way home. I never felt comfortable walking around the area on my own after that.

jaffacakesyum · 16-12-2012 10:04PM

bodice ripper wrote: »

forgiven, sure. But wouldn't it be better to not feel like that?

Absolutely not. Without putting words in your mouth, are you basically saying you think it would be advisable for all women not to have a reaction when they are out and someone flashes them?

I would advise all women (and men) to be on their guard if they are out alone and somebody flashes them. In most cases, it may be harmless, but there always cases where the flasher has more sinister motives.

16-12-2012 10:13PM

OP banned for trolling.

Thread locked.

"Victims" of flashers

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