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Maybe its different for a bloke I dont know, but I cant help thinking people take some stuff too seriously.
OP says "street harassment", and shouting at people in the street is, of course, harassment of people in the street, and does indeed constitute street harassment, pretty much by definition. And yes, lots of men think the same way you do. Did you read #2 on lucyh's 2-point list of reading materials? Here's another one that might not help: http://www.robot-hugs.com/harassment/
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It's definitely different for a bloke mate. I think mellion covered it pretty thoroughly, but just bear in mind context is everything. You and I have the luxury of being almost certain the woman shouting at you is being cheeky or even flirty. Women have to weigh these possibilities against the likelihood that the shouter is an aggressive misogynist, wife beater, even a rapist, something that need never even enter our minds it's so unlikely on the reverse.
P.s. I have never had my arse complemented when riding, but then I have a bony arse!
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The comments you describe I dont think can be described as sexual harassment. Fair enough when physical contact is involved, then that's ott but not just light hearted comments?Ive had quite a few of the standard lycra based comments (sometimes a 'nice arse' if im lucky) which I would ignore or just say the usual thanks with a thumbs up. Maybe its different for a bloke I dont know, but I cant help thinking people take some stuff too seriously.
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It's deffo different. I'll guess you've never felt humiliated by it. Ever. Many years ago I learned how it felt to be sexually harassed: I stood in the wrong section in DC10, Ibiza. The dudes were huge (god-like bodies but huge mostly 6' 2"+) just watching me in every direction I looked. I remember thinking, "where are the doormen?! If these dudes decide they want some of me...then I'm done."
A lot of it was due to the dehydration + the other stuff you do on a party holiday but it hit home how it felt to be weaker and perved over.
The comments you describe I dont think can be described as sexual harassment. Fair enough when physical contact is involved, then that's ott but not just light hearted comments?
Ive had quite a few of the standard lycra based comments (sometimes a 'nice arse' if im lucky) which I would ignore or just say the usual thanks with a thumbs up. Maybe its different for a bloke I dont know, but I cant help thinking people take some stuff too seriously.