Memo to all boyfriends considering pranks on their girlfriends: Pretending to be a masked robber isn't funny. It isn't funny at all.
One man thought it would be hilarious to dress up like a robber with a mask and hide in his girlfriend's apartment, jumping out at her just when she came home with friends. He filmed the whole thing and while it's funny in a way, the terror on these women's faces and the way they ran (and later cried) is not funny at all.
The problem that this "boyfriend" is so unaware of, it seems, is just how much FEAR women live with. See below:
I have always had boyfriends (and now a husband) who don't get what it's like to be a woman, so let me explain. We are taught from day one that we are vulnerable.
We are smaller, we are weaker, we can't walk at night for fear of rape or mugging. We can't wear red dresses because that is "asking for it," and many of us take self defense course in order to save ourselves should that thing we have been fearing all our lives happen one night in a dark alley (or a well-lit side street).
It's a daily fear and it isn't something men -- so big and tough -- are familiar with.
There is a reason we jump when our husbands grab us from behind or slow down their car while we are walking. "Hey baby want a ride" may seem funny to them, but to us? It's a moment of sheer terror.
Guys need to realize this and understand a little more what it's like to be a woman. This isn't funny. There is a reason his poor girlfriend is sobbing at the end of the video.
She may laugh it off, but as an objective woman, it makes me angry. Playing on a woman's worst fears and the very thing we are all taught to avoid and be terrified of doesn't strike me as a "joke" at all. At least not a funny one.
What do you think of this?
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Comments 17
I saw this on the news this morning and was appaulded!! Those women were so terrified and I felt awful for them. What a horrible boyfriend!
I have a concealed weapon's permit so I carry a handgun AND pepper spray when I'm alone...My husband could very well end up DEAD or seriously injured if he tried some shit like this one me. This dude is very lucky imo.
I hope the next time he plays one of his "jokes" on her she has a baseball bat handy!
Stick in ass today? It's a joke. I'm almost positive he knows how his girlfriend and sister would react and that is why he did it. Personally, I'm shocked by how terrified of men you are. I was never taught that I was "weaker or more vulnerable" than anyone.
When it comes to practical jokes, harmless things like bubblewrapping your SO's car is one thing, but anything that inspires this much fear is simply dangerous. What would have happened if one of the girls had pepper spray on her? Or what about if one of them tripped running terrified down the stairs? Or what if a neighbor or passerby heard the screaming and came running over with a bat or gun? It's plain stupid to take this risk. Also, fear is NOT sexy, fun, or funny to many people. There's a reason I don't go see scary movies...I am NOT interested in being afraid and if my BF tried this on me we would need to have a SERIOUS talk.
Eversnow, a joke is something that everyone can laugh about. This was mean spirited and sadistic. I have never understood what is so funny about making people feel scared, stupid or embarassed.
"We are smaller, we are weaker, we can't walk at night for fear of rape or mugging. We can't wear red dresses because that is "asking for it," and many of us take self defense course in order to save ourselves should that thing we have been fearing all our lives happen one night in a dark alley (or a well-lit side street).".......
I find that whole paragraph so offensive. I'm sorry if you were taught those things, but I certainly wasn't. My parents did not raise me to believe that I am smaller and weaker than a man. That I cannot wear what I want. That I can't walk down the street at night without a chaperon (because that is what it sounds like you are implying), or that I should live in a constant state of fear because I'm a woman.
My father taught me basic self defense moves, but my mother taught me that I am my own woman and that god gave me a voice and if i feel threatned to use it. My mother taught me to be confident, to not be afraid of the dark ,and most importantly not to fear a man.
I agree with everyone else.. a lot of men will make women feel like their fears are unfounded or like they should be embaressed when things like this come up.. or that they are being egotistical when they bring up fears of being raped, but HELLO what do you think all of these murder shows are about... RAPES ARE REAL. They happen all. the. time... and the statistics aren't even accurate, most go unreported... God gave us intuition for a reason, and yes men can be creepy as heck, sorry, but it's the truth.. not all.. but some.
When I walk out to my car I keep a key in a stab position and make sure to always be aware of my surroundings. You can never be too cautious girls.. it's a sick world we live in. I've known too many people that these things have happened to, to not be proactive.. it's not just "on TV" that these things happen.