Red Mosquito

Jorge wrote:Just an atrocious top-of-page-100 post. Argo, come on man

epilogue wrote:

tree_ wrote:she'll decide what the proper context is; this time she decided "here isn't"; you're needing more context to decide that was OK?

Just because some random person thinks it's OK to hit someone for any reason whatsoever does not make it OK. We need more information to decide. Did he grab her ass? Were they complete strangers? Did he have an apparent boner? I mean... these things matter. If he was being completely gentlemanly and accepted no for no, then a slap is unnecessary violence.

Two women are sitting at table in bar. It's late night, 1 AM. The women are having a very serious and private conversation. It's clear by looking at them that the conversation is private and serious. One of the women is teary-eyed. The other is holding her hand.

A man walks up and tries to talk to the women. He asks if they are okay and tries to sit down. One woman tells, the one not crying, tells him everything is fine and that they don't need anything. It's a private matter, thanks.

The guy makes jokes. Tells the women to smile. Offers to buy them a drink.

The crying woman says no and tells him to leave them alone. They aren't looking for attention.

The man walks away.

The conversation continues. The friend of the crying woman notices the guy talking to his friends and glancing back over at the women. The crying woman looks over her shoulder and makes eye contact with the guy, then turns back to her friend.

The guy approaches again. The friend of the crying women tells him to back off. They aren't interesting. The guys says he just wants to help. The friend says, you can help by leaving us alone. The guy asks her why she's being so fucking hostile.

The friend slaps him.

How's that context?

Ms Harmless wrote:I guess now he's heard the story, tree is more aware of what a woman's experience of men can be like (which is only helpful to tree, not to the woman, but whatever)

The Argonaut wrote:Also, it turns out the woman is a princess and she suspects he may be a pickpocket going after her jewels...

Mickey wrote:

The Argonaut wrote:Also, it turns out the woman is a princess and she suspects he may be a pickpocket going after her jewels...

In fact she's an imposter and an international jewel thief who has drugged the real princess and tied her up in a hotel room. The man, meanwhile, was an undercover Interpol agent normally charged with human trafficking cases, but who was assigned to this detail as his final mission, and told to help train the rookie agent, who's hotheaded and impulse. But in the end, the young gun helps the old dog rediscover his passion and sense of purpose in an increasingly chaotic world.

Strat wrote:Sometimes men deserved to be slapped at the bar. Of course. ive wanted to slap many a men at the bar watching their behavior. It's why i dont go to the bars anymore.

However, context matters. Harmless didn't provide any and we got mocked for asking for some.

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:I guess now he's heard the story, tree is more aware of what a woman's experience of men can be like (which is only helpful to tree, not to the woman, but whatever)

Why are you assuming I'm not aware of a woman's plight? I've known plenty of women, including my wife, who've told me plenty of horror stories. I was simply judging by your lack of context, that there was nothing you mentioned in your story that warranted a slap.

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:I guess now he's heard the story, tree is more aware of what a woman's experience of men can be like (which is only helpful to tree, not to the woman, but whatever)

Why are you assuming I'm not aware of a woman's plight? I've known plenty of women, including my wife, who've told me plenty of horror stories. I was simply judging by your lack of context, that there was nothing you mentioned in your story that warranted a slap.

what if the woman is your wife?

Ms Harmless wrote:

Strat wrote:Sometimes men deserved to be slapped at the bar. Of course. ive wanted to slap many a men at the bar watching their behavior. It's why i dont go to the bars anymore.

However, context matters. Harmless didn't provide any and we got mocked for asking for some.

you don't get to ask for some in a context where you simply see a woman smack a man in a bar after his comment

that's my point; you don't get any context, only she knows it, and she decides what action to take based on context only she is 100% privvy to

who are you going to give the benefit of the doubt? I don't mean verbally or openly (you don't have to get involved); I mean instinctively, without having to think or plan

Ms Harmless wrote:

Strat wrote:Sometimes men deserved to be slapped at the bar. Of course. ive wanted to slap many a men at the bar watching their behavior. It's why i dont go to the bars anymore.

However, context matters. Harmless didn't provide any and we got mocked for asking for some.

you don't get to ask for some in a context where you simply see a woman smack a man in a bar after his comment

that's my point; you don't get any context, only she knows it, and she decides what action to take based on context only she is 100% privvy to

who are you going to give the benefit of the doubt? I don't mean verbally or openly (you don't have to get involved); I mean instinctively, without having to think or plan