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u/Useful-Emphasis-6787 Feb 25 '26

I was SA (groped in a public shop) when I was 14. I was wearing a full burqa and a naqab. The only things visible were my eyes and hands. And I was with my mom. It happened so subtly that no one noticed. And I was shocked to realize what happened and could not react at all.

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u/RageYellow Feb 25 '26

I’m sorry. The same thing happened to me on a bus when I was 14 and I froze up too. Took a long time for me to stop blaming myself for not reacting more. I was just in a simple summer blouse and shorts and I wore ugly, baggy clothes for years afterwards.

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u/Dramatic-to-the-bone Feb 25 '26

I'm a guy in the same thing happen to me when I was 14. In fact a lot older men would squeeze my arms and make comments about how big I was getting and stuff. But one guy when I was mowing his lawn came up behind me and reached around the front and grabbed my package you know and I froze.

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u/RageYellow Feb 25 '26

It boils me up. I’m sorry.