In an effort to discourage other men in her community from making the same kind of demands, an Asian-Australian hairdresser has made the decision to publicly disgrace one of her sleazy male customers.
Kim Tran, 29, took over the Walk In Barber Shop two years ago in Geraldton, a mining town in Western Australia’s central region.
The 15-year-old hairstylist, however, said that practically daily requests for treatments that are sexually explicit, such as “happy endings,” had increased since she opened her salon.
In her first month of operation, Kim got more than 200 of these obscene demands, and after two years, the hairdresser has reached her breaking point.
She cried as she reportedly told Daily Mail Australia, “Enough is enough.” I’m at my breaking point.
Due to the persistent texts, calls, and in-person visits from shady customers who want more than just a haircut, Kim has been having difficulties sleeping and is anxious.
On Friday, she made public one of the hundreds of texts she gets each day from married and unmarried guys requesting sex.
Kim begged with others not to confuse her hairstyling services for those of a sex worker by posting screenshots of texts from the guy, along with his phone number.
The first message from the guy says, “I would want to book in for a shave and trim with a pleasant ending please text me a time and cash amount.”
What happy ending are you referring to, exactly? Kim answered.
The client continued by saying, in abhorrent words, “Just good massage to unload please!”
I hate happy endings! You need to stop doing this, Kim said, threatening to denounce the guy to the police.
Kim said that she was too busy and too afraid of reprisal to report the incident to the police. She also claimed that she was too busy to take a day off and file a complaint.
She stated, “Sometimes I fear that if I report them, they’ll find out and become furious and come back to attack me.”
The hairdresser said that the constant demands for sexual services had strained her marriage and led to fights with her spouse.
Kim said, “He becomes irritated and agitated.”
He will sometimes ask for my contact information so he may phone them and tell them to leave me alone.
The 29-year-old added that despite wearing her engagement ring every day to work, it hasn’t been much of a deterrent to the approaches, some of which have come from guys who know her boyfriend.
Although there are customers as young as 19, the bulk of requests for sexual services are made by males in their mid-30s to late-60s.
About twice a day, according to Kim, she receives inquiries in person, and every third or fourth day, she receives messages and phone calls inquiring whether she provides explicit services.
She has also posted signs reminding clients that she is a “hairdresser exclusively” on the entrance and salon mirrors, but she said that most people disregard the messages.
Others have even attempted to grab her when she was holding the door for them or in the middle of their haircut. One customer even offered her $2,000 to engage in an explicit act.
One client admitted to the hairstylist that he preferred “little Asian chicks.”
It’s simple to find a female for one night when men go to Vietnam and Thailand. When they see an Asian female, they speculate that maybe she offers the same service, Kim added.
The hairdresser said that in recent weeks, the unwelcome attention had grown intolerable despite her typical ability to avoid the barrage of demands for sexual services.
She cried as she continued, “I’ve been going through some pretty tough moments.”
Her profession now includes a significant portion of respectfully telling guys no. Kim claimed she does this.
I’m sorry, but I’m a hairdresser, therefore I don’t do such things. Please understand and leave me alone,” she added.
Even when I’m really depressed, I never lose my temper or go mad. even when customers approach me and want to touch me. I explain to them that I’m working to provide for my family.
The hairdresser last week shared images of a text conversation with a male client on the Geraldton Neighbourhood Watch Facebook group.
She remarked, “I am often despised by people because I am Asian.”
I often get harassing texts from clients at the business because they believe that Asians are primarily prostitutes.
“I think a lot of other ladies have the same issue as me, but the difference is that they are too timid or afraid that others would criticize them to say anything,”
The man’s personal phone number was provided, according to Kim, because of this.
If anybody is a relative of the individual listed below, she hoped they would learn the real identity of the husband and father they were living with.
The hairstylist expressed her wish that people wouldn’t act in ways that “impact the work psychology, pleasure, or vitality” of others as she concluded her post.
“All I am is a barber.” Respect is expected. Barber only,” Kim said once more.
Locals in Geraldton sprang to her defense right once, with scores of Facebook users denouncing the “disgraceful” request.
One lady said, “That is awful and no one should have to put up with such nasty and disrespectful behavior.”
The hairstylist expressed her wish that people wouldn’t act in ways that “impact the work psychology, pleasure, or vitality” of others as she concluded her post.
“All I am is a barber.” Respect is expected. Barber only,” Kim said once more.
Locals in Geraldton sprang to her defense right once, with scores of Facebook users denouncing the “disgraceful” request.
One lady said, “That is awful and no one should have to put up with such nasty and disrespectful behavior.”
By sharing her story, Kim hopes to deter “creepy” customers from asking her to perform sex acts in her store.
She contacted the women’s rights organization Desert Blue Connect, who made her feel “much better” and asserted that she deserved to be acknowledged.
The hairdresser said that having two jobs has left her with little free time, but she felt “extremely happy” to have the community’s support.
Kim also hopes that through telling her experience, other women will have a voice.
I hope that my article is viewed by many more victims, she told Daily Mail Australia.