Internet furious at dad's response after daughter complained about being catcalled
The internet rallied against a father who didn't support her daughter after she was 'catcalled' in a grocery store. Apparently, the father even "sh** talked" about her after she explained the whole scenario to him. The post gained a lot of attention from Redditors, with 162 comments left under it within twenty-four hours.
The user wondered, "AITA for getting upset at my parents for making excuses for young men catcalling me in the grocery store?" Then, she went on to explain what happened in the grocery store.
READ MORE
Internet has no sympathy for groom upset at his brother for stealing the spotlight at his wedding
Internet split after man's 'PLUS ONE' throws sister's wedding into chaos
She wrote, "I (20f) went to the gym a couple of days ago. When I was done, I got sushi from a local grocery deli while still in my workout gear. I heard someone wolf whistle from behind the deli counter and saw a couple men, one mid twenties, another 30 something then an middle aged guy. I swear it was the men who worked there because when I looked at them I could hear them laughing and making jokes."
She continued, "Not wanting to cause a scene, I paid and left. When I came home, I told my parents, to which my dad said, ah yeah that's what young guys do. I got pissed and said even if they were young it doesn't make it okay for them to do that. My dad said yeah but it's gonna happen. I also told them they weren't all young."
'Talking smack about me'
The user then wrote that her father complained about her behind her back. She wrote, "He responded, oh well tell management next time then. When I went in my room, I heard him talking smack about me in the kitchen about how I can never have a conversation like an adult because I always get upset."
She continued, "I was just angry that it was so hard for them to just take my side in that I don't like being harrassed! It's pretty simple! I responded by walking out and saying if he wanted to have an adult conversation, he should wait til I'm in the room instead of sh*t talking me when I'm gone."
'He is part of the problem'
The woman received a lot of support in the comments. Someone wrote, "NTA. That's the conditioned misogyny that we need to fight. We need to stop normalizing this behavior. If I were your dad, I'd be in my car at that store and confronting them. It's sexual harassment. Plain and simple."
Another wrote, "Or ask your dad how he'd react if a group of men treated him this way. Guarantee he wouldn't ignore it like he's expecting you to." A third user mentioned "toxic masculinity" and wrote, "NTA. Your dad is part of the problem. Toxic masculinity on display. Cat calling is plain old disgusting and complete harassment."
This article contains remarks made on the Internet by individual people and organizations. MEAWW cannot confirm them independently and does not support claims or opinions being made online.