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[skygiants]

So, hey, Internet . . . can you give me a heads-up if you see any pictures of me floating around?

Context: I am sitting on the subway, reading my Kindle, and the woman next to me gives me a nudge. I look over, and she asks, "Do you know that man opposite us - the one with the phone?"

I give a quick look and see a man with a cell phone, giving off faint vibes of sketch, and respond that I do not.

"Well," she says quietly, "he's been taking photos of you with his phone."

I look up again, and Sketchy Gentleman With Phone -- which is, indeed, open and pointed in my direction -- hastily puts his phone away as soon as he sees me looking and avoids my eyes.

My stop is the next one, so at this point I thank the woman who tipped me off, get up and leave, thoroughly creeped out.

I would like to hope that I am maligning Sketchy Gentleman With Phone and he is in fact a perfectly un-sketchy if tactless person taking pictures for a Humans of New York-style tumblr or something!

I sort of doubt it, and I sort of doubt the photos will end up anywhere traceable.

But, just for the record, today I am wearing a short black skirt with a flower print and a short-sleeved turquoise open-weave shirt over a white tank top, so if you see any photos of a girl on a subway with a Kindle answering this description, please link them back here; I'd really appreciate it.

Comments

[elsane]

awwww, no, how horrid. Sorry to hear this. Will keep a lookout.

[newredshoes]

...ugggghhhhhh.

[hebethen]

Ewwww. Uh, will do.

[shati]

augh, shudder. Even if his intentions weren't sketchy ...

[kate_nepveu]

ewwww.

[metaphortunate]

Ugh, why are guys. :(

[aberration]

I've had a similar thing happen here - a guy had his phone out and clearly waited for me to walk past to take a photo. It's gross as hell, regardless of where the photo ends up. I'm sorry this happened to you :\

[jinian]

Gross! Sorry that happened.

[tiltingheartand]

Wow, that is super-gross. :/ :/ :/

[qian]

Eww! :( I am sorry!

[tree_and_leaf]

Ugh. I'm sorry!

[genarti]

Ughhhhhhh. >.< I'll keep an eye out.

[celestinenox]

Ick! Will do.

[thewickedlady]

Errrrrrrrg. I am sorry, dude.

[ghost_lingering]

Uggggg, that sucks. I had a similar thing happen to me once; I made eye contact and glared as hard as I could. He said that he was testing a new camera, but dude, even if that was the case (and I am doubtful), trains and the people opposite you on them are not the place to test new cameras.

Will keep an eye out, though I hope I don't see anything.

...can't tell if this icon is grossly inappropriate or spot on.