Walking out in public as a woman can be a constant danger zone. With men lurking around parking lots, stores, and public streets, we as women never know what to expect. Some men go overboard and become disrespectful and combative while trying to engage with a woman. This is very intimidating and uncalled for. If a woman is not interested, she has the right to say so and not fear for her life. A woman shouldn't be uncomfortable while out in public running errands.
Men have entitlement issues and feel defeated when a woman turn them down. Even if the woman is nice and turns the guy down gentle, some men still feel offended. For some men, a woman turning them down is like being spat on. Engaging in public shouldn't have to be this complicated. If a woman is welcoming and inviting, then talk to her as long as she is comfortable. If a woman is not interested and doesn't want to give out her number or other contact info, let her be. As a woman, I often feel unsafe in public.
I often worry about younger women that have to walk home from school, or get up early to walk their dogs. Men are out driving around and lurking constantly looking for a fresh peace of flesh to chase around. There are men that I've witnessed myself, pulling up to the curb to yell out compliments to high school girls and young college girls trying to make it home. These grown men do not care that they are coming off intimidating. They don't consider that the young woman are afraid, and doesn't know what to expect when a complete stranger pulls up and honks his horn. There is a thin line behind flirting and harassment. Flirting is respectful and playful, harassment is rude and make the person on the receiving end intimidated.
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