tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405985267764895871.post43381475244566821..comments2023-06-21T03:54:56.715-04:00Comments on Run, Emilie, run!: WTFEmLithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12537511245440386716noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405985267764895871.post-78400254948389867672008-02-05T22:05:00.000-05:002008-02-05T22:05:00.000-05:00That's a really good, and important, point. When ...That's a really good, and important, point. When I am out running, I almost prefer not to be noticed at all because I don't want any attention drawn to me. I have pretty much nothing with me to use as protection if something were to happen, and there is a very strong feeling of vulnerability present in these situations. It can be really upsetting, as a woman, when you have done absolutely nothing to draw any attention to yourself (be it negative or positive attention) and you are still picked out of a crowd to be commented on. The reaction to this sort of behavior often seems over-the-top but it is really a sort of self-defense reaction. There is nothing you can say or do in situations where someone makes a comment at you, the only thing you can do to react is silently fume about it. Or vent about it on your blog :pEmLithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537511245440386716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405985267764895871.post-25257219895284802892008-02-05T19:42:00.000-05:002008-02-05T19:42:00.000-05:00I think it's important for people to know, especia...I think it's important for people to know, especially guys, how vulnerable and victimized women feel when they are out in the open and men make potentially threatening comments at them. Your reaction might seem excessively angry to some; however, given that it was a guy making an unnecessarily asinine and potentially hostile comment to a woman who is out in the open, alone, and basically unprotected, I think your reaction is totally within the boundaries of normalcy and should not be construed as an anger issue! There!! What do you think of that?!SueWhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00588145603407921714noreply@blogger.com