God bless you Bethany Jean!
That was fabulous!

"Knock it the fuck off. It makes you sound like a rapist. Please."

Wouldn't it be nice if Seattle were that diverse? Instead, all you get are a bunch of bearded white dudes in sloppy flannels who think they're "progressive" because they moved out of their backwater white suburban towns.

I'm going with either "Are you serious?" or "Ever hear of eHarmony?"

@Confluence. Have you ever heard of Seattle's sound end? Also, you are derailing the conversation with an observation that has nothing to do with the topic at hand.

@5: that's just what he does. ignore him.

I know I shouldn't feed the trolls, but it is not a compliment.

An example I got today: Hey, baby, you look hot. Let me hit it.

That is not a compliment. Asking me for sex when I walk past is not complimentary. And it has nothing to do with how attractive the guy is. I thought he was really cute, right up until that point. The fact is, there are times and places to hit on other people, even semi-aggressively. While I am trying to get home from the grocery store is not one of those places. And that comment is FAR from the worst of it. Some comments just aren't appropriate, ever.

@8: I know you from Slog, and you are not a stupid person.
That was a breathtakingly stupid comment.

@10

Actually, it's pretty spot on.

As Chris Rock once put it, "If Clarence Thomas had looked like Denzel Washington, ain't none of this would have ever happened." Anita Hill would have gladly been objectified by Denzel. By Clarence? Not so much.

@11: No.

Those were mostly weak. How about:
"Why don't you just wear a t shirt that says date rapist on it?"
"Remind me to say that to your sister next time I see her."
"Ah, the old reverse Pinocchio. Every time you use that line your dick shrinks."
"Stranger personals already have tons of 'desperate douchebag with STDs literally seeks any warm wet hole to jam it into' posts. I'd change tactics."
"What's that quote - 'better to just look like a douchebag than to open your mouth and remove all doubt' or something."
"Clinical studies show any woman who actually responds to that kind of shit is 756% more likely to cook your pet and bite your dick off."

@10

That's a more widely held mindset than you'd think. When I was going through new-hire training a while back for a company with a household name worldwide, there was actually a definition of sexual harassment that specifically said that behavior was only considered sexual harrassment if the other party was unreceptive. It struck me that it was almost like they were inviting people to roll the dice with their colleagues.

@13

Those are actually really good. I think the video had to be a little more "work safe" in hopes of wider circulation, though.

I just became a little bit less of a man hater just now.

@13: 16 words? really think you'd get that out before you get shanked?

@8, most women don't like comments like "nice tits" and "I'd hit that" from random strangers, no matter how attractive the speaker is. I've seen a Slog commenter or two say they've seen women respond positively to street harassment, but I've never witnessed it myself. I'll give those commenters the benefit of the doubt: there are a whole lot of women on the planet, and perhaps a small percentage doesn't find that behavior inherently offensive. But by and large, the negative response has nothing to do with the attractiveness of the person.

I'm harassed a lot less these days, thank god, but when it was a frequent occurrence, I was surprised by how many men took my lack of interest as an insult. A fair number of them became threatening.

At the time, I was living in a city with a serious hate crime problem. It seemed like a risk, but I began telling those men I'm a lesbian (which is true). Though they'd often launch into a monologue about how they could convert me, the threats would stop. It made me realize that they actually took it as an insult that I wouldn't want to sleep with them after they approached me that way. Further, some viewed my rejection as an insult so grave it merited physical threats. I think it comes down to the notion that "she'd like it if I were attractive enough." For the most part, this simply isn't true.

I wish women had a natural response to harassment of just letting the foulest, rankest fart out - like personal chemical warfare. Even if you're a misogynist asshole you're not immune to farts. And to all you doubters out there we women are capable of some crazy farts, just ask my boyfriend. (While I am someone who often makes light of serious topics with humor I truly mean what I just said because I think some of my farts could be used as a defense mechanism)

Yay allies!

@18, I completely agree.

I'm glad I clicked your unregistered comment - thanks for being one of the few that didn't make me regret it.