Kimberley

Being told in primary school after a boy had punched me in the face that that was just because he found me attractive. In high school having my arse cupped enough that his fingers were resting on my genitals as I walked through the playground. The aim was to humiliate me and make himself more popular in the process. I was not the first girl he had played this prank on. In University working at a pub over the holidays, I was invited to go out after work finished. I’d had a couple of drinks and was heading to the bathroom before setting off home. Was grabbed and pinned against the wall by a 6ft+ muscular black man and told that I was beautiful and he wanted to kiss me. I politely told him I was on the way to the bathroom of he wouldn’t mind. The comment was ignored as he tried to get me to dance with him by grinding against me. I tried to catch the attention of a passing female bouncer to help me get rid of him but she just looked me up and down in disgust and walked away. He eventually forced me back against to wall ignoring everything I said, including that I had a boyfriend and forced me to kiss him. I never did go to the toilet, I grabbed my stuff and left the club in tears. Coming out of work and a van stopped near a busy roundabout so the guy could ask directions. I helped but the conversation soon turned to how I was northern and how much he would like to fuck me, presumably because I sound “common”. My ex boyfriend introducing me to family and friends as Kimberley rather than Kim because that combined with my northern accent makes me sound less middle class. Having guys on nights out grab me to dance with me despite whether I want to dance with them or not. Being told by my father when I said I wanted to go into publishing/editing that I was aiming too high and the field is too competitive. Generally having to say I have a boyfriend to guys before they will back off because you’re someone else’s “property”.