So backstory; I constantly get barked at, stared at etc for being “emo”. I’m literally blonde and I wear eyeliner, i don’t even listen to emo music or care much about the culture or whatever it’s referred to.

well, a month ago a group of 7 teens my age started barking at me as usual, while I was simply just trying to get groceries. I was staring down to the ground, wearing a hood covering most of my face as usual. They probably expected me to just walk away (which I usually do), but I think something literally snapped inside me.

Everything felt fake, like a scripted movie, suddenly I was PACING after them. They all split up , and i kept chasing this one dude that I recognized from previous incidents. 

He ran into a sports facility, it was around 9pm so there were only some grown ups in a room talking, I ran after. He NEVER expected me to walk straight in like i did, neither did I.

I walked into the room, 3 women, one douchebag, one very angry “emo” girl out of her mind.
I started SCREAMING at him, staring right into his eyes as he backed up and panicky responded “it wasn’t me!”. I assume one of the women was his mom, as he knew exactly where to run, and she wrapped her arm around my shoulder and lead me outside, asked me about all the details (might have thrown some extra details in there :) ) and asked me if I needed help (I was crying at this point from shock), she probably thought I was mental, but trust me, the fear in his eyes was worth it. haven’t been barked at in a while, but have seen the group.

I’ve previously thrown drinks at them, so I think this was a big leap. It was probably more dramatic than necessary, but I literally didn’t control myself, every single look and comment I’ve ever heard just boiled up inside me. 

Also, the comments and barking has affected me to a point where I walked 20 minutes instead of 4 to get groceries. i don’t do public transport in fear of teens, and cross the road whenever someone’s on the same sidewalk as me. Just some barking and looks ruined my confidence, so it was 100% deserved