45 Times Amazing Women Brilliantly Shut Down Men’s Creepy Advances

46% of women worldwide don’t feel safe walking alone. Many of them endure creepy advances from men, which can be a nerve-wracking experience.

But as bad as it is, it is likewise satisfying to hear stories about these creeps getting brutally shut down. These are personal anecdotes that women shared when a user posted a short Instagram reel with the text: “I want your most unhinged way you shut down a creepy man.”

Here are some of the best responses. If this is a problem you regularly find yourself in, perhaps you can take a cue from some of these posts.

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It’s bad enough that many women feel unsafe walking around outside of their homes. Even online, they experience various forms of creepy advances from men, whether privately or otherwise.

According to a 2020 report, 58 percent of girls and young women have experienced some form of harassment while online.

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It may seem easier to shut down an online creep than it is to do so face-to-face. However, it may not be as simple. As licensed marriage and family therapist Amanda Ferrara tells Bored Panda, women will need to consider potential consequences they may experience after rejecting someone.

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I mean you've heard of people barking, I literally just started screaming bloody hell in the middle of a train station. The guy booked it with mach 3.

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“Before sending a single sentence, online rejection involves weighing the risks,” Ferrara said. “How might this person respond? How might they escalate? How might they continue to push?”

Ferrara adds that many of her clients spend “a great deal of time” crafting a single sentence. Their goal is more about minimizing the risk of retaliation than softening the rejection.

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A friend tells guys, “I gotta go take a huge poo" to get rid of men when she is out.

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If you’re someone who regularly experiences these forms of harassment online, Ferrara says “clarity without emotional engagement” often delivers the best results. This simply means that brief, straightforward statements of rejection work better than long-winded ones that include explanations.

“The more words we use to explain, the more opportunities we have to keep the interaction going,” she said.

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Actions hold more weight than words, and it applies to deterring creepy advances, according to Ferrara. She noted that rejection often doesn’t deter the other party from pushing the issue further. Instead, she recommends taking the next step and changing privacy settings.

“The more effective option has been a short rejection and then moving away from the issue very quickly, all for the aim of limiting the other party’s access,” she said.

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One night I walked into my apartment and my underwear were out of my drawer. I started to reprimanded my cats when I noticed non-cat movement in the kitchen. Apparently, I was being robbed but I mistook the young man for my GBF which confused me too because he had just been in an accident and was still recovering. Mistaking him for my bestie may have saved me a ton though because I was pissed rather than scared. I walked forward and in yelled "WHAT THE F?" Young man turned, dropped everything and bounced out the window he came from before it clicked with me that he was NOT, in fact, my bestie. I still laugh thinking about it. I'm 5ft tall and petite. He was probably 6ft or so. This kid was rocking a Bill Cosby type sweater like my bestie or I swear I would have s***t a brick. He must have thought I was the most insane little white girl he ever laid eyes on.

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Unhinged: barking at him. Also: put my back to them, take out my phone and start taking selfies with him in the middle and immediately texting them to somebody.

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Asked me if he could pay me a compliment, I said “it depends.

He went to tell me “if I was a judge for best bum in this pub-“ I cut him off saying “that’s not a compliment you can pay me” Bonus - he tried to carry on and I said “nope - not a compliment you can give me, my girlfriend can but not you” and right on cue rounding the corner where I was sat “I’m the girlfriend, what’s that you’re saying to her?”

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