Women are very vocal about holding men accountable for creepy behavior, but how much do we hear men doing the same? It would certainly impact the number of creepy interactions women experience on the daily. One Wisconsin woman told her personal story on TikTok involving a creepy interaction with another man, only to have a second man step up and take action. He’s definitely giving a lot of women hope.
Rae (@raebaebae28 on TikTok) started the video off by saying, “I heard the best response come out of a man’s mouth that I’ve ever heard when discussing another man’s creepy behavior.” She shared she’s been playing volleyball at a nearby lake and dozens of people join every week. She said, however, there’s a man named “M” who exhibits “creepy weirdo behavior” toward women. This includes asking women for their numbers and trying to get them to go on dates with him. That in and of itself isn’t creepy—it was the persistence. Rae explained he wouldn’t take “No” for an answer, and even reached out to women on social media.
Rae also said M has personally asked her out “like six or seven times in the past three weeks.” Each time, she’s told him no. She explained a few nights ago the volleyball team went to get tacos together. M invited himself along. While discussing M’s behavior, Rae said another man (referred to as “Q”) asked her what’s been going on with him. She tells him about M’s behavior toward women and he reacts in the best way possible.
Q restores faith in men when he outright tells her, “I believe you.” He then tells her, “We’re gonna make sure he sits next to me and another guy and then we’ll have a conversation with him about his behavior.” When Rae tells him she doesn’t want to make a big deal out of the situation, he responds with, “No, you’re not making a big deal out of things. His behavior is a big deal.” She goes on to say, “This is the energy I need from men.”
Commenters asked for the tea on how Q’s interaction went with M, so Rae posted a follow-up video. The guys did have a chat with M, and he even unsent messages he previously sent to Rae. I’m sure that was incredibly embarrassing, but necessary. She said she’s hoping this put an end to the situation.
Many people stood by Rae’s side in this situation, having gone through similar experiences with men. One person commented on the interaction, “MEN HOLDING MEN ACCOUNTABLE! Yes.” Another person shared, “As a gay man, when this happens I’ll make a point to hit on the creep and make him just as uncomfortable. Then when he says, ‘whoa I’m not interested, I’m straight’ I say, well none of these women are interested in you so back down.” Another woman pointed out, “So ‘we don’t want to make a big deal’ doesn’t mean what it sounds like. It means, ‘please don’t intervene unless you plan to completely squash it bc I don’t want to be the target of his retaliation.’” Hopefully, M’s behavior is squashed and women won’t have to deal with his nonsense anymore.
