I am tired of going on runs downtown just to be catcalled/yelled at/hit on by men (mostly older, mostly white). This happened on three separate occasions during my run yesterday. I have headphones in, I am breathing heavily, I am clearly by no means looking for social interaction of any kind. Stop trying to hit on me—it’s getting you nowhere. —Fed up femme
This article appears in Apr 13-19, 2017.
Welcome to running downtown. I highly suggest taking your runs to one of the city’s many parks where the creeps have to exercise in order to have a chance to yell at you. Also, I’ve found on the rare occasion that I run downtown, if you run without ear buds the creeps seem less likely to yell something, its funny how when they know you’re listening they lose their balls.
I, personally, wouldn’t have thought it was ok to tell at any woman at any time.
Guys keep on acting like this because women keep fucking them. You have the power to stop this, just stop fucking douchebags and they will adjust their behavior. It’s like giving a dog a treat after he shits in your bed. I hear women making excuses for their I’ll behaved, douchebag boyfriends all the time.