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@thiscocks It's completely different for a man to get verbals. It's easy for you to not understand why it is harassment because women have to put up with that shit every day, day in day out. When someone shouts something at a passing woman they don't know if their parents have just died, if they've suffered traumatic abuse or if they are just having a shit day and most of the time it is overtly sexual and pretty much all of the time it's unwanted.
The shouter is instigating an interaction and assuming a position of authority (He wants it known that he likes the arse or would like to be that saddle regardless of anyone giving a shit about his opinion) as has been pointed out once the authority is challenged it often becomes aggressive which is distressing for a lot of women especially those who have suffered violence in the past. It also reflects an attitude that women are solely there for men's gratification purely as sexual objects, no one shouts "I bet you have a high IQ!" or "I'd love to have a discussion about Wittgenstein with you over some Italian food!" it's usually the same old boring tired shit and it's basically men attempting to deal with their own failures and insecurities. On top of that, it achieves nothing and is pointless and negative and so should be challenged. In 2015 women should have the right to walk around without their various body parts being loudly called to everyone's attention.