I'm a runner, and street harassment is one of my pet peeves. If it is hot, humid, and I'm running for any distance, it only makes sense for me to wear shorts and a tank top. That is the gear appropriate for my sport, and it is very similar to what male runners wear. And yet I know that I will get cat called if I'm running through an urban (or sometimes rural!) area.
I am not "asking for it" by wearing my running clothes, nor do I find it flattering that someone will verbally express their sexual attraction to me via a "Hey baby!"
It makes me grateful for the wintertime when I am so bundled up for my runs that it might be difficult to recognize my female-ness, much less my sexual attractiveness!
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Date: 2012-03-19 11:39 pm (UTC)I am not "asking for it" by wearing my running clothes, nor do I find it flattering that someone will verbally express their sexual attraction to me via a "Hey baby!"
It makes me grateful for the wintertime when I am so bundled up for my runs that it might be difficult to recognize my female-ness, much less my sexual attractiveness!