/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

I feel pathetic for saying this, but as much as I love wearing j-fashion, I don't feel safe wearing it in my daily life due to my circumstances with school and transportation. I've been followed and approached by really strange and creepy men around my school's city while wearing the clothes, and I feel like it makes me a magnet for freaks who don't take "no" for an answer. I have to take public transportation to and from my college classes as I live almost an hour away from campus, and my classes frequently go late into the night, making scary train rides home with drunk men unbearable when I stick out. I work every weekend, leaving me unable to wear the clothes for more than 3 hours before putting on a work uniform.

You may be thinking, "anon, why don't you just use your damn car and get a parking pass?", the amount of money I would spend on gas and the parking pass itself just isn't reasonable with the amount of money I make working part time(and I'm not going to spend that kind of money just so I can wear clothes in peace, that just feels wasteful). I'm a full time student, and I drive every day to the train station, which quickly drains my gas. I also can't afford to live on campus.

Anyway, that's my rant. I got dressed up nice yesterday was followed and harassed again. By the time I got home that night I just wanted to cry and give up. My campus is in a more freaky part of the city and I've taken to carrying mace with me wherever I go.