Guys make big deal over girls running in sports bras/spandex

Not saying guys in short shorts have it bad as I have never really felt threatened for my life on a run... but the amount of gay slurs yelled at me is crazy and makes me sad for humanity and especially for people who would actually be personally offended by those words.

-10 points for you. The phrase “toxic masculinity “ is stale now. Also, get your t-levels checked cause no man would use that phrase.

yawn wrote:

Also, get your t-levels checked cause no man would use that phrase.

This is actually another great example of toxic masculinity lol

Make sure you don't go catcall random runners on the street, it's not cool.

Trying to find where I said it was cool... didn’t see it.

Feel free to keep blaming everything on toxic masculinity though. I’m sure that line will get you all the attention you need from the ladies.

Bleh wrote:

Probably because you're in Florida. Most places there aren't exactly sophisticated. Certain places also don't educate people not to do stuff like that. So you have situations where a bunch of losers feel free to act like disgusting pigs.

Probably depends on where in FL. I’m in a fairly nice area here and have never had issues, aside from the occasional lazy turds in golf carts trying to mow people over. In fact, it’s probably the safest and cleanest of anywhere I’ve run.

In San Francisco, on the other hand, I got cat-called all the time by drugged up people who were simultaneously pooping on the sidewalks. I was too busy being impressed with their multi-tasking to get upset though.

Also had someone wave a needle at me while stuck at a stoplight there. Pretty sure it had less to do with me wearing a sports bra and more to do with cocaine being a helluva drug.

yawn wrote:

-10 points for you. The phrase “toxic masculinity “ is stale now. Also, get your t-levels checked cause no man would use that phrase.

Lol at the ironic self-own.

he doesnt even see it wrote:

yawn wrote:

-10 points for you. The phrase “toxic masculinity “ is stale now. Also, get your t-levels checked cause no man would use that phrase.

Lol at the ironic self-own.

Please enlighten us then.

ashcash23 wrote:

I’m not saying all guys of course but i’m a female that lives in florida so it gets pretty hot here in the afternoons. I wear a sports bras/nike pros or just regular nike tempo shorts and in the past 2 weeks 3 men have approached me and one has whistled like i’m some skank or something. Guys are able to go shirtless and be fine but I swear some females wear a sports bra running and we are considered the “whores” and men think we are wearing that to get there attention. LIKE NO ITS JUST HOT AF lol. Guys please explain to me why do you think so men do this? The 3 men were older (maybe 40s) but the one suprisngly looked in his early 20s.

Sounds like Florida to me!

1) How a woman dresses has nothing to do with being attacked.

2) Using the phrase, "dressing like a whore" gives you away as a misogynous a-hole. Try being more subtle in your writing if you want to be taken seriously.

Here, I'll make it easy for you. You could have written that sentence as"

But does that change the fact that dressing like an athlete attracts unwanted attention?

Now, a more advanced lesson for you would be to recognize that attracting unwanted attention is irrelevant as to the potential danger of sexual assault. But it will take you a while to get there. Try to make progress in small steps.

+a billion. Yes.

I usually hear people criticize the LR boards and have a moment where I think to myself "they really haven't spent much time on them. The boards are full of awesome conversation and discussion" and then the knuckle-draggers pop up on threads like this and I understand how the message boards could be truly loathed.

OP was making a valid complaint. I can only imagine that the men that have bothered her must frequent this board and are jumping to their own defense, because no real grown man would excuse bothering a woman they do not know.

Masked and Anonymous wrote:

ashcash23 wrote: in the past 2 weeks 3 men have approached me and one has whistled like i’m some skank or something.

I realize women have a different experience in life so my perspective doesn’t mean that much. But based on what you’ve said, if 3 women approached me and another whistled at me for wearing only running shorts, I’d be feeling very good about myself.

Right? I've been complimented/yelled at a few times running shirtless and it feels pretty good. The difference is there's usually not a threat of them following you, continuing the harassment, or worse like there is if it was a woman running.

the clear answer wrote:

Runningart2004 wrote:

We victim blaming now?

See, he wasn't blaming the victim though.

Uhhhh....what?

How common are catwalks in the states. I never heard one and know none of my friends would ever do one. Its stupid and rude.

I am an older guy but I have to give a wakeup call to females who still don't know this.

When I was young, I a very considerate, polite, well liked guy who never cheated on his wife. But I had an extremely strong sex drive that I was too polite to give away in stares or comments. But if saw an attractive female particularly in revealing clothes I not only would notice but probably would visualize what it would be like to have sex with them. I know I am not the only guy like that. It is just the way I was wired.

At my age I still like sex but I can talk with attractive females with zero sex thoughts. Those thoughts are now only for my wife. I like it better this way.

Maybe it is guys who aren't runners too. idk but I have seen what you are talking about

Real Obvi wrote:

1) How a woman dresses has nothing to do with being attacked.

Hahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahaha. + a billion.

although I've been cat called a lot wearing split shorts, these issues are definitely more common for women. when i'm cat catcalled it's never scary, but for women the language is typically more harsh and scary. it would be nice if men could stop being so disrespectful

the future is female

sincerely,

a male distance runner

guccislides wrote:

although I've been cat called a lot wearing split shorts, these issues are definitely more common for women. when i'm cat catcalled it's never scary, but for women the language is typically more harsh and scary. it would be nice if men could stop being so disrespectful

the future is female

sincerely,

a male distance runner

Well said. It’s really just about having respect for a fellow human being.

Honestly, I have been coaching female athletes for 16 years now and my athletes have never had an issue with male runners.

It seems strange that there are so many posters here that support and are scum.

I wonder if most of them are just trolling or they really are closet case dirtbags.