I'm actually really glad you brought this up, and it's a legitimate point. Nice to see you making somewhat of an effort to discuss this intelligently, as opposed to the crap posts that make up the majority of your input in this thread.
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I don't have any daughters, but I do have two sisters, and if I was walking behind her during this video, I would have had something to say to a couple of guys that didn't let it go when they were ignored. Having said that, I would say nothing to those who greeted her and let it go at that. Even though she may have been uncomfortable with those comments, that is a part of life that will NEVER change, but a woman can minimize this, if she really wants to.
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That doesn't mean I believe it's her responsibility to make up for other peoples shortcomings, or that we shouldn't try to change things for the better, but how about we accept our CURRENT reality for what it is, instead of pretending that all human beings are capable of understanding the greater good. Some people are BAD, and some GOOD people often act shamefully, and that is a situation that will remain constant, no matter how much we wish it wasn't true.
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In other words, women are ALWAYS going to be uncomfortable with unwanted advances, and it's absolutely silly to think that the awkwardness involved with trying to meet members of the opposite sex, is somehow going to be perfected to the point that nobody ever creeps anybody else out. That will always be true, at least on this planet.
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Greeting a stranger in such a way may be tacky(in this case, it is), but it is FAR from a behavior that should be addressed by law, which is what I take when people use terms such as harassment and victim. The woman was harassed a few times, but that's not the majority of the video. I take exception to "hey baby" being called harassment. That is a disservice and an insult to people who have truly had to deal with sexual harassment in their lives.
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Now, I want to address OB's question of responsibility. There have been a couple of really dumbass posts in this thread, but this issue isn't about responsibility. There are always going to be ****ty people in this world, who do what they want to do, regardless of the way society views them. It's ****ty behavior, but it's a part of reality that isn't changing any time soon.
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I have no problem with trying to change this attitude, but if I had a daughter, I would explain this to her (AND FOR GOD'S SAKE, stop the selective reading), : Even if she walked down the street naked, there is NEVER any excuse for a man to rape a woman. However, if you walk around naked, it might increase your odds of getting raped. THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RESPONSIBLITY, but instead involves common sense in avoiding things you don't want to happen to you.