attraction. And a great example of how street harassment is NOT flattering, and no, I will NOT be grateful someone called out to me in the street. Ugh all over. And more importantly: I noticed some women commenting on how they would walk looking down or somehow minimize their presence in the street in order to avoid this. Do not do this! You are: A) giving in to the whole culture of it, becoming the victim these comments aim to make you (whether directly or not). B) Making yourself even more of a target! From experience, I noticed assholes are far less inclined to comment when I dress myself in monumental confidence, hold my head high, and look straight ahead to where I'm heading. No shuffling, looking vulnerable and glancing around and risking unwanted eye contact. Men who do things like that tend to prey, making women who look vulnerable a likelier target (also, a Professor McGonegall -esque expression is a lovely perv turnoff device). I am male, 320lbs and not at all conventionally attractive. I get (sarcastic) wolf whistles, lewd comments etc. (mostly from teenage girls) any time I walk anywhere (no one walks anywhere in Texas if they have the means to drive). So don't pretend this is exclusively a male/Patriarchy trait, because it is not. well understand that this writing is coming from females, so obviously it's predominantly men doing this unto women., which is why it might seem that we're saying it's a male trait. I'm