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@Jimmy_Fingers
Just had a very strange encounter outside the train station. Was crossing the road to the Tesco express, a car was waiting to turn right out of the car park but was taking its sweet time, possibly waiting to see what the traffic coming out the train station was doing. Anyway I crossed to the central res pushing my bike and suddenly the car accelerated violently and directly at me. My immediate reaction was it was on purpose, to scare me, and for some reason I just stopped and held my ground. The car stopped and I just bellowed at it 'what the fuck are you doing mate' and swore a little more. At that point some white knight across the road started shouting at me that it was a woman and that I shouldn't be shouting at her. I mean what the actual fuck, I just had a car charge me, stop within a foot of me and somehow the driver's gender dictates my response? I told him that but he just went on and on about how women can't be sworn at, that I had bo respect for women and how because of it I would die sad and alone. It got heated before I just broke away and went to the shop telling to shut up. Got my stuff and headed back out, on the bike and by the entrance he is sat there on the pavement rolling a fag with various bits and pieces in front of him. I eyeball him for a moment and say 'I'm the one who is going to die sad and alone?' And ride off after which he shouts after me he hopes I get run over.
Tl:dr almost get run over by a car charging me, swear at car, get verbally attacked for swearing because driver is a woman by homeless white knight.
Still trying to process the logical dissonance: it's actually just fucking sexist. If a driver pulls a shit move they deserve to be called on it, regardless of gender.