Accosted on the Street

A: Well, I took a walk in the Capitol gardens during my lunch hour and on the way back a strange thing occured. This large unkempt man walking toward me said, "Hey, can I ask you a question?" I replied, "No" and shook my head. (My mama taught me right - don't talk to strange people.) Then, as I walked away from him, he yelled out all sorts of names at me. Until this point in time I've never had the pleasure of being called a "white 'female dog'" and other things I won't repeat. Geesh.