That's almost stalking...

[Nox]

About three weeks ago I was in a department store, in the clothing section. While I was there, I was witness to a VERY creepy bit of stalking.

A see a teenage girl of about my age looking at clothes. A middle-age man is standing next to her, someone I presume is her father because they are obviously talking. As she moves towards me I can hear there convosation.

ME:
PT: Poor teenager
CM: Creepy man

CM: You shouldn't by that top, you'll look like a whore.
PT: I don't think you have much say in what I buy.
ME: (Feeling sympathy for the girl because of her 'dads' insensitivity, but also sympathetic to the 'dad' because of the girls rudeness.
CM: Howabout this dress? (holds up a CHILDS dress, complete with Barbie logo)
PT: No! That's for a kid. Would you leave me alone?
CM: Don't talk to me young lady! And put that skirt down, it's too short.
PT: Mr <insert name here> would you please leave me alone!
ME:
PT: Seriously, get lost before I call security.
CM: (stomps off muttering about 'stupid kids')
ME: Um, are you ok?
PT: No! That was my third grade teacher. I bumped into him, we chat for a while, and then he starts following me around, telling me what I should buy!
ME:


She stomped off after that, hopefully to call security. Honestly, why would you thik that just because you taught a girl once upon a time, you have any say in what she wears 7 years later?

[tollbaby]

Decidedly creepy, and definitely should be reported. This man works with children, and is displaying latent pedophile behavior... scary.

[Becks]

That's too creepy for words.

[Saydrah]

Latent nothing! Using the word whore with a teenager at his age IS pedophile behavior, as is trying to tell her how to dress. Did you get the name? You could google that name and your school district, then call the school to report the incident. Totally creepy and inappropriate.

[blas]

I'd assume the opposite, as in he would want her to buy the most scandalous looking outfit if he really was being a pervert and showing pedophile behavior. They have some sick fantasies, ya know...

Yeah, that is really gross.

It's not out of the ordinary, though. My goodness, I've been hassled in Victoria's Secret before by crotchety old bats glaring at me for looking at the boycut shorts or g-string panties and the pushup bras. I even heard one old coot once say "As if she needed anymore LIFT!".........um....if this place is so "slutty", why are you here as well, tell me that, you old coot.

[Saydrah]

Not really. Not all pedos want little girls to dress like escorts- plenty of them really are into 'little girl' with all its barbie doll and ruffles and lace trappings- I guess it's an innocence thing? Dunno, but the holding up a child's dress screams HUGE PEDO to me.

[blas]

You have a very valid point, as always....

So glad that wasn't me. He would have left the store walking funny clenching his groin.

It's bad enough when you can't go shopping without other people spying on what you're looking at or critiquing your own personal style, and now there are older men out there who are playing "Fashion Police" with teenage girls? Men in teaching positions?

I'll take "Going to jail" for $1000, Alex...

[tollbaby]

I'd assume the opposite, as in he would want her to buy the most scandalous looking outfit if he really was being a pervert and showing pedophile behavior. They have some sick fantasies, ya know...

Actually, blas, he was trying to get her to dress in YOUNGER kids' clothing. That fits the pedophile profile much better than trying to get her to dress slutty would. Pedophiles don't want their victims to dress like adults, they want them to look and act like CHILDREN (sorry, I've taken wayyyy too much of an interest in that part of my psychology education, and even sought out more classes in criminal psychology than I ought to have).

[blas]

Yes, considering Saydrah's words and now yours, I see where I was wrong.

In other situations with scandalous clothes, I guess we can just chalk it up to guys being either dirty old men or little perverts.

[Nox]

I wish I'd paid more attention to his name, but I was so freaked out by it that I forgot almost instantly

I really hope that girl did go to security.

[mariamousie1]

Um, what?

That is seriously creepy. Especially the Barbie dress part.

Edit: Something scary just occurred to me. If this guy was a third grade teacher, he probably still is a third grade teacher. This guy is with 8 year olds on a daily basis (probably). Frightening...

[tropicsgoddess]

That's just downright creepy. What's scary is how he works with children on a daily basis.