Horrible Penis On The Bus
Jacqueline Fernandez on the Kandy bus.
I must thank the commenters here for posting great links recently, Veedhur, and now b. This is a crazy first hand blog post about involuntary penis exposure on the bus. I think the French word for these ‘bus-jackers‘ is frotteur. The money quote from bfang is ‘SERIOUSLY, WHO DOES THIS?!?!? WHO EVEN CONSIDERS THIS?!?!?’ (Sri Lank-cock: A Snag In Solo Female Travel). Seriously though. This is a tourist, ie guest and this is really bad for Sri Lanka.
I understand cramped public transport, but this is just ridiculous. I look down at our thighs for the first time in daylight to examine the space situation, and that’s when I noticed his penis. It was out in full glory, albeit mostly hidden underneath his bag on his lap, but it was definitely out of his pants and pointed in my general direction. HIS FUCKING PENIS, GUYS. Easily the most horrifying thing to wake up to on a bus. HIS PENIS.
OMFG. What’s the most shocking is that most girls I know have also had involuntary penis sightings. A) Fucking uncool and B) illegal and C) fucking uncool.
Thankfully the culture is changing and young people from Sri Lanka Unites are organizing starting Monday to combat this problem. And it is a problem. Read bfang’s post for a first-hand report on how weird, gross, offensive and nationally embarrassing this public perversity is.
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Eh, don’t know what the big deal is, he was just been a bit Euro
There is a world of difference between what people consider ‘euro’ and this. That man isn’t taking his penis out so that junior can get better ventilation.
I was jokin
Personally I think the (good) guys who see this shit and are passive about it are also to blame. If you don’t think you can beat the guy up, at least try to start some shit verbally. For the culture to change, the opposition has to come from all angles
Not condoning this but the lady is chinese. And as we know most chinese ladies in SL are hookers. He was probably wanting some service.
I’m sincerely hoping this is a joke. If not, can you please draw some legitimate lines of logic between “there are lots of Chinese prostitutes in Sri Lanka” and “Putting my penis on this Chinese girl while she is asleep is appropriate.” Also, prefacing with “not condoning this” doesn’t work nor does it even remotely change how offensive your statement is. Also, not a funny joke if it is a joke, but hey, maybe I’m just oversensitive and lacking humor because I woke up to a man pressing his penis into his thigh. Guess I should lighten up since it’s not like it’s a serious issue at all in Sri Lanka, especially not when it happens to Chinese women.
Seriously, wtf?
I hope you’ll eat your words when the chinese people take over Sri Lanka and you’ll be unemployed in a good 5-6 years. Loser fuckwit.
I can’t help but react a bit to the comments on these posts and the SL friends I’ve spoken to on this matter. Of course no one in there right minds would condone such behavior, but falling back to reductionist arguments like “it’s a fucked up rite of passage”, “the only exposure some people have of white people is from movies of easy women and sex” and my favorite “most east Asians in SL are hookers therefore they probably expected something ” are ridiculous faced with the fact that a grown man pulled his junk out in public. Seriously, he pulled his dick out on a bus! Are we so desensitized to the horny bus goer that we accept that in some occasions, depending on who is sitting next next to you it’s possible that you might have to deal with a wandering penis?? Is this like a case where the guy next to you falls asleep and his head keeps bobbing over to your side and you have to try to politely nudge his head in the other direction?!
Reminds me of the type of people who argue that girls get raped because of the clothes they wear. No, and they don’t condone rape either.
Well said! The worst thing about Bfang’s post was that it wasn’t surprising, despite how extreme it was. How messed up is it that we live in a society where a story like this is shocking but totally believable, and also relatable (at least to women). I think it is because our culture is so desensitized to it, that its taken a long time for people to stand up to it, and attempt to make a change. And it’s comments, and attitudes like those you mention, that make change even harder.
When you hear one of the above justifications, you can be damn sure the justifier is actually justifying something he’s done himself.
Ugh – never happened to me…if so there would be havoc on the bus! I have had people brushing up against me on busy buses though when standing, or worse when you are sitting in an aisle seat and then brushing and leaning on your arm. I don’t dress provocatively – if travelling usually jeans and a t-shirt. I am white but have many local girlfriends who complain of similar things…so it isn’t the girls, whether they are white, black, skimpily dressed or even hookers. It’s just sick bastards trying to get a cheap thrill. Bus drivers and conductors should be able to conduct a civil arrest and drop these idiots at the nearest police station.
You are on Ankie. And these bastards are not only in SL but else where as well. My Sis was working for an NGO in South East Asia, her first attempt at helping out while in the college. Once she was walking home with two grocery bags in her arms. One guy just walked up to her and squeezed her breasts and ran off (Trust me it is not laughing matter). She got home called us crying. Mom booked a flight right then and there went to see her. Me and Dad were constantly on the phone assuring she will be alright. It was very dehumanizing to all of us. I was raging and even now my palm get sweaty. Worst of all you can’t do anything about it. She got over it and she continues to be volunteer Doc. She is better prepared like how to kick balls like in martial arts way. But nothing bad like that ever happened again.
If one can stand up to it, just take a photo of the nasty man and hand over it to police as evidence.
I know several European girls who’ve been groped and otherwise molested in buses, etc, and usually they were on the smaller side. The taller, bigger girls had little or no problems. I guess the average SL guy is kinda intimidated by a woman who’s taller and heavier than him.
Penises aside, can anyone imagine something like this happening on a Sri Lankan bus?
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WTF?? U kiddin ryt. Not condoning this? Then wot u on abt?
So it’s normal to think ‘Yeah she looks Chinese (I mean definitely not Korean/Japanese/Thai or any other part of SE Asia, SO she’s obviously a hooker and I’ll just let free willy out and She’ll guess I want some service and it’s obvious I wanna try before I buy.’
I’m havin a fuckin laugh.
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