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Re:Why Does Talking About Creepers And Harassment Make Peopl... by CyberDroiD on Monday July 01, 2013 @08:40PM (#5974865)
Anytime someone uses the word "Creeper" it quickly identifies the person as a Millenial. It sounds passive-aggressive.

The word is "Stalker" kids. A creeper is someone who creeps around at night.

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Re:Why Does Talking About Creepers And Harassment Make Peopl... by Millennium on Monday July 01, 2013 @09:28PM (#5975086)
A creeper is someone you suspect of being a stalker.

No, really; that's pretty much it. Someone who calls you creepy is expressing a sincere worry that you won't take no for an answer. No more, no less.

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Re:Why Does Talking About Creepers And Harassment Make Peopl... by loqi on Monday July 01, 2013 @11:01PM (#5975547)
Upvoted for the concise answer, and for having the perfect handle under which to post it.
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Re:Why Does Talking About Creepers And Harassment Make Peopl... by lotyrin on Monday July 01, 2013 @08:48PM (#5974908)
So, the term for someone who behaves in a socially inappropriate and over-reaching way, but isn't literally stalking anyone is.... ?
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Re:Why Does Talking About Creepers And Harassment Make Peopl... by pekk on Monday July 01, 2013 @09:14PM (#5975024)
Socially awkward? Unattractive?
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Re:Why Does Talking About Creepers And Harassment Make Peopl... by CyberDroiD on Monday July 01, 2013 @08:56PM (#5974950)
It's called stalking.
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Re:Why Does Talking About Creepers And Harassment Make Peopl... by lotyrin on Monday July 01, 2013 @08:57PM (#5974955)
No. Stalking is a specific thing (for one, it has a specific subject) that is not what we're talking about here (generic behavior, amongst other differences). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalking
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Re:Why Does Talking About Creepers And Harassment Make Peopl... by defen on Monday July 01, 2013 @08:54PM (#5974933)
The blogger in question graduated Harvard Law in 1994, so it's pretty unlikely that he's a "Millenial".
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