Writer Maura Quint recently started a Twitter thread that went viral and the reason was surprising to many people.
Quint’s first tweet made it seem like it was headed down a dark, ugly path.
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The man’s response surprised Quint, as he was obviously a decent human being.
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Quint went on to recount a few other instances that could have turned ugly but, thankfully, did not.
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And, sadly, Quint has been assaulted before. And she summed up the difference between the situations.
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Other women, and some men, were moved by Quint’s true stories and weighed in with their own experiences.
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There is no “gray area” when it comes to sexual harassment or sexual assault.
It’s nice to see a conversation go viral for the right reasons, where men behave like they are supposed to.