two days after my last post about the nonstop harassment on the streets, some man purposely body slammed me on the sidewalk yesterday because i didn't get out of his way fast enough. I mean, I was walking with a friend and i saw him coming but I thought there was enough room to the left of me so i just kept going in a straight line and this big dude (probably 5'10", 180 pounds) dropped his shoulder and slammed into me and then kept walking. I was so shocked i didn't do anything and then kind of belatedly yelled, "what the fuck" but he didn't even turn around. It was definitely on purpose, and it left me with a bruised wrist and shoulder. I wanted to throw my water bottle at his head but I think honestly he was the kind of guy who might have come back and punched me in the face.

Left me feeling a bit shaken. Then, later, wondering - was it because we were two women? Two brown people? Two brown women? ugh.

10:50 a.m. - 2019-06-07