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Originally Posted by Fugee
The examples she used definitely detract from her main point. But maybe she wants to point out that she never knows when someone hitting on her is going to turn into a harrasser? I'm not sure.
She does say that the guys who regularly approach her don't take being brushed off very well.
When I take the bus, I am usually on a commuter express where you get a group of regulars who all talk to each other. On the local bus, I'd be more leery of talking to strangers for the crazy factor.
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I understand her point but she doesn't make it very well. Every person who is talking to her could be hitting on her, and every person who is hitting on her could be a psycho who will start screaming at her and threatening her.
The same is true no matter where she is -- whether it's public transit, a bar, a party. Should no one talk to her or any other woman? That's not her point, I think -- rather, her point is that men should take it politely when she doesn't want to talk with them and would rather read her book. That's true -- they should. But not because every once in awhile (I simply don't believe that it's a constant threat) there will be a psycho who will start yelling at her in response. But rather, because it's just a decent and polite thing to let someone read her book if that's what she wants to do.
