It’s no secret that the trope of creepiness is usually assigned to men. Catcalling on the streets, unsolicited touching at bars, not taking no for an answer—women indeed had their fair share of uncomfortable encounters with the opposite sex.
However, to be truly equal, we have to admit that women can be scary too. Recently, men proved this by sharing the creepy things ladies have done or said to them. From proudly declaring they’re crazy to showcasing their stalking abilities, scroll down to find the most bizarre stories where women frightened men and not vice versa.
#1
I don’t get creeped out, because I’m not overly sensitive and not much worries me in general.
That said, the thing that annoys me lately is more about word choice. It seems lately that (mostly women) are using (or misusing) quasi technical terms related to psychological or social issues in order to lend a bit more authority to whatever it is they’re saying.
So instead of “my colleague acted like a douchebag and she left me feeling annoyed” they’ll offer “my colleague is a toxic narcissist and her abuse has left me with trauma”.
On the one hand it’s just a dumb trend, but on the other hand those words actually do have real use for people experiencing actual (diagnosed) psychological issues or abuse, and throwing the terms around devalues the currency of the words for people who might really need them.
278points
#2
Bunch of moms staring at highschool boys swimming and comment on how hot they are. Non stop leering. I can't imagine how they would have acted if there were dads looking at girls that way.
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277points
#3
When they say “I have no filter.” - this always translates to me, I’m a cow and arrogant. Everyone has a filter, you’re just an a*sehole.
229points
Even though we've been describing people as creepy for some time, there was no science to help us understand it—that is, until 2016, when Francis McAndrew and Sara Koehnke of Knox College in Illinois published the first empirical study on the subject, wanting to better understand this difficult concept.
"Creepiness is all about not being able to figure out whether there is a threat,” explained McAndrew, professor of psychology and author of the study.
#4
When I was an Uber driver, I’d sometimes get a car full of girls say something like “You’re not gonna k*ll us, are you?”. I started replying with “Nah. When you’re as good at it as I am - you don’t do it for free.”
220points
#5
I got approached by a woman at my friend’s birthday party. This woman was mid 50’s and I was 40 at the time. She is married with an adult daughter who was there. She approached me and said I was attractive and I thanked her. She proceeded to continue to hit on me and then commented on my pecs and grabbed them. I took a step back and she saw the disgust in my face. She was offended I didn’t want her touching me. She then got loud and made a scene making me look like the a*****e, all I wanted was to hang out with my friends and not be harassed. Women think they can get away with it because all guys want sex, but when they get denied it’s our fault.
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218points
#6
I’ve actually heard a couple women say, “If you can’t take me at my worst, you don’t deserve me at my best.”
Thanks for making the red flag so obvious, much appreciated.
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213points
The research concluded that people 'detect' creepiness when they encounter something unpredictable or outside the norm, like a person acting strangely, having an unusual physical appearance, or over- or under-expressing their emotions.
The most common characteristics of a creepy person as rated by the participants in the study were:
- The person stood too close to your friend.
- The person was dressed oddly.
- The person licked his or her lips frequently.
- The person laughed at unpredictable times.
- The person steered the conversation towards one topic.
They also indicated certain professions they deemed more offsetting than others. A clown, taxidermist, sex shop owner, and funeral director were rated highest on the creepiness scale. Meanwhile, the meteorologist's occupation evoked the most positive associations.
#7
A woman I dated not only said but also had a fridge magnet with the phrase:
"If I'm not happy, no one else will be."
I first thought it was a darkly humorous little trinket.
Dear reader, it really, really wasn't.
209points
#8
A girl once tried to seduce me with the immortal words "I'm as smooth down there as a 4-year-old". This was almost 20 years ago and to this day I just can't even.
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206points
#9
Some lady I worked with once touched my stomach and asked me when I’m due. If the situation would have been reversed, I would have been fired.
197points
#10
"I want a gay best friend"
No, I'm not a f*****g accessory.
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195points
#11
"Can I touch your beard" and proceeding to do so without waiting for an answer. Unless you're my wife or one of my kid nieces the answer is no by the way.
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168points
#12
“You’re well trained” whenever they see me do dishes, vacuum or laundy. Like I‘ve been trained as some manservant or they just expect husbands to be another child.
160points
#13
Here's a tip: Asking a man what he has under his kilt is just as bad as asking a woman if she's wearing anything under her skirt. Even worse are the women who feel entitled to *check*. Hasn't happened to me, thankfully, but fellow kilt wearers have had pretty bad encounters before.
pizzacatstattoost:
Women asking me "ohh what's under your kilt?" to which I reply "my wifey's best friend" or "a perch for 8 golden eagles". it usually ends there.
honestly tho its mostly dudes who ask to which i say: "why is it always men who wanna know" and it usually ends there.
154points
#14
This is kinda specific to me and those in my situation, but I share the last name of a famous serial killer (VERY distantly related). some women get waaaaay to excited when they find out. The amount of true crime fans who ask me on a date/said yes when I asked because of that has meant I literally have taken it off facebook and don't tell people at first. Even a few months in Ive gotten 'haha lol I only dated you cause it would be wild to be Mrs serial killer'. Its creepy, it makes me feel worthless and yes, I know EVERY DETAIL of what he did, because of course I do everyone sends me the link anytime there is a new doco out. Please don't add my last name to your FB just cause we are dating. No I wont f**k you while we watch a doco on him. Special shout out to women in psych 101.
151points
#15
I don’t know about “women” but I had a female manager interviewing me for a job telling me they were PRO sexual harassment at the workplace, wink wink, nudge nudge. I was…22? She was 50, easily.
That f*****g sucked.
144points
#16
I’m bald, and was the only man who worked a front facing position at a local clinic in a town with an aging population. The older/elderly women constantly wanted to rub my head, or be very inappropriate in general when speaking to me. The women in the office laughed about it until I pointed out how I would always step in and cover for them or drive off the creepy guys for them, and this was no different. Don’t get me wrong, the creepy men said and did far worse things to those women than the old women ever did/said to me, but they still made me uncomfortable. Last year or so I was there they started helping me hide from the worst of the harassment. That was nice.
140points
#17
Me and a date making out in a dark parking lot at night. Girl - starts laughing Me - what's funny? Girl - It's just that, if I were to call the police and tell them you sexually assaulted me right now, there's not much you can do to prove you're innocent. I'm a cute, white, tiny German girl, and you are a big, mean looking, medium dark skinned American man. You'd be screwed. Me - huh, yeah... Guess you're right.
140points
#18
Using the word "Daddy", or "Baby".
I get that some people like it, but man.. not everyone does.
132points
#19
Bragging about how proficient they are at stalking people on social media. It’s creepy af.
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131points
