I also know people like you and me would be handcuffed for such behavior. I have friends who are stand-up comedians, and if they would experience this there would be a police intervention. If you really need someone to look at you valuably, get yourself a mirror. No one else will do it for you. To quote Maya Angelou: “I really like a young girl go out and grab life by the lapels. Life’s a bitch.” The world doesn’t owe you or me anything, and women who wait for someone to protect them aren’t Cinderella, but hopelessly naive. We live in a world where discrimination is all about money, and they’re all still trying to sell us a story that it’s your skin color or gender. If you’re poor, no one will protect you whatever your orientation. But all of us contributed to it.