• Phen@lemmy.eco.br
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    8 months ago

    Not getting mad when someone feels threatened by you is a pretty good start.

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      8 months ago

      Constantly being treated like a bad guy, no matter what you do or how hard you try gets wearing. Right or wrong, it makes some men apathetic.

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        8 months ago

        Either I look really non-threatening, or I’m just oblivious, because I’ve never noticed this. Probably a bit of both.

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          8 months ago

          I’m a bigger guy, about 6’3" and about 230 lbs, so I get that I look intimidating some times. But I’ve honestly just walked past a woman and smiled at them and get a nasty look. I go out of my way to put out a happy and positive image and still sometimes get looked at like I’m some threat.

          It’s tiring and honestly at some point you just stop caring. I stop smiling and reassuring everyone smaller than me to make them feel better, because what’s the point. I’ve become jaded.

    • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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      8 months ago

      If I’m going to be treated like a bad guy NO MATTER WHAT I ACTUALLY DO, I might as well be a fucking bad guy. Don’t do the crime if you…are going to do the time anyway?