I expressed my view, and you have a right to yours. I didn't mean to come on strong. Sorry. It was just a knee-jerk reaction, when thinking how it might make the whistlers feel better, but can be disturbing to many women. I know my wife, for example would not have liked it at all.
I understood your position perfectly including the fact that your wife may have had an opinion that you respected.
Thank you, I appreciate that.
Yes, construction workers are generally the ones. I never let it bother me. You got used to it working in the city.
That's exactly how I see it. People who grow up in the city aren't thrown by too much. We tolerate closer tolerances for people's behavior. We know just how much is too much.
Loved this SNL skit, Time Waits.
Probably now, Mack, but once upon a time it was common, at least in good sized cities.
Yes, I lived in Dallas and worked in the heart of the city a few years. It happened when construction was going on. Maybe I shouldn't mention this, but at that time, my 26 year old cousin worked downtown. Some guy pinched her on her back end, and she took off her spikes and hit him with the heel right in the chest. Not a smart move, and both could have gone to jail, but he took off running.
That sucks.. people should have the right to defend themselves, especially against a physical attack.
Bet he never did that again.
You gotta know how to handle people. I was once on a train platform where a drunk guy kept talking to this young woman who had an infant with her. He was just going on about something. She glanced at me like she was scared and I kept thinking about what I could do about it. Well, after awhile he comes over to me and starts talking to me. I went from looking approachable to looking him straight in the eyes and angrily saying, "Why don't you stop bothering people?!". He backed off immediately and started jabbering on about its cool. He was so startled he didn't know what to say. He wandered away down the platform. The woman with the infant was so happy.
That's precisely what I meant. No one has a right to touch you or make an obscene gesture at you. That is sexual harassment, but a whistle and a wink certainly are not. Any cop would laugh at you for reporting some one winking at you or whistling in your direction.That sucks.. people should have the right to defend themselves, especially against a physical attack.
(I'm sure there are individuals who will 'LOL' at that, too..
Oh, no, that is unacceptable!!
I say he got what he deserved and he's lucky that's all he got!
