As a woman, there are only so many signals you can send to men that you don’t want to be approached. Some use the ubiquitous headphones-in-the-subway trick, others pretend to be on the phone when walking alone at night, or many simply stick to themselves and try not to draw too much attention. The latter might still fail, though, as one TikToker experienced firsthand.
Melissa Garza (@melissagarzam) was minding her business inside an H-E-B in McAllen, Texas, when another woman handed her a napkin with a message written on it.
