That means that the men who harass women who do not respond negatively think it is permissible to treat to women that way. Women rarely shout back the way Yunker did. It may be from fear. Or, they may just think that it is inappropriate to legitimize such comments with a response, either because their boyfriends tell them they should not or because they follow the lead of other women. However, once again, it is not just females fault.
Harassment happens because men think that they can get away with objectifying women at random.
Other men do it, the same men who tell their girlfriends not to talk back. Looking at the examples of rape and harassment, it is easy to see that men and women are both to blame. We can see the same thing when we look at the way women are portrayed in media. In it he scrutinizes the music videos shown on MTV during the 1980 s, using the most suggestive clips to prove that this form of media is harmful to women and men s perception of women. Jhally looks at the issue from the point of view of male and female artists, sexual violence, and the consequences of using women to sell CDs.