The mild sexual harrasment
I was at izone powai for an exam and afterwards had to walk a bit to get to my car since there wasn’t any parking nearby. The footpath was basically covered with shops and people standing around, so I had to walk from the side of the road. There wasn’t enough space for two people to walk side by side, so my dad was walking ahead of me.
This man was coming from the opposite direction. I saw him approaching, so I turned my upper body away a little to give him space to pass. Even then, he deliberately moved closer towards me and pushed his arm against my chest while walking past. He used way more force than necessary too IF IT was even accidental.
Now this is a situation where even if I were to tell someone, society would give him the benefit of doubt. This kind of situation is FRUSTRATING. It's subtle enough that the man can always hide behind “crowded road”, “no space”, “must’ve been accidental”, while the girl (me in this analepsis) is left questioning herself because there’s no way to “prove” intent. It feels like some men have figured out this LOOPHOLE where they can VIOLATE your space in ways that are easy to dismiss and impossible to call out without sounding “dramatic.”