Bloody BBC failing to mention that its men doing all the harassing

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-55890779

Article about female athletes being harassed whilst training - not ONCE does it mention that it's men doing all the harassing. There's mention of one solitary man in a specific incident, but the rest of the article refers to 'people' and 'human beings'.

I'm so tired of this shite. This is a problem with men, not a problem with people in general.

I totally agree, my thoughts exactly.

There was another article not long ago where it was the same, I was ranting about why it didn't state who the women were being harassed by, was it aliens? Wolves? Pigeons?

Yes, I noticed that too.
Women being harrassed.
Not men doing harrassing.

While I do agree about the generally shit attitude of the BBC in terms of calling out male behaviour, with regards this article I think we can safely say not a person alive read it and pictured a woman doing the harassing. They didn't need to spell out that it was men. We know. Everybody knows.

"The masters student said one incident in the summer left her feeling "intimidated" as a man repeatedly drove past her, shouting and staring. "

@freezingkalt

"The masters student said one incident in the summer left her feeling "intimidated" as a man repeatedly drove past her, shouting and staring. "

If you read the OP properly you will see that I did cite the one specific incident where a man is mentioned.

Yes, I read this. No mention of the fact that men need to stop harassing women. Yet again its down to women to make themselves safe by going out in pairs. So if they go out on their own they only have themselves to blame if they get harassed. They should be able to go out by themselves in safety, like men do.

It makes me so cross, male runners don't even have to think about this.

"I'm so tired of this shite. This is a problem with men, not a problem with people in general.

Agreed. In my lifetime I've been subjected many, many times to verbal abuse shouted from passing cars or just while out exercising. Every single time it was a man or men. Never a woman. It's like they feel entitled to tell us aggressively whether we're attractive or past fuckable.

It's like going backwards. I'm scared for the world my DD is growing up in and how we're losing our ability to advocate for ourselves thanks to our language being hijacked.

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Yes, I read this. No mention of the fact that men need to stop harassing women. Yet again its down to women to make themselves safe by going out in pairs. So if they go out on their own they only have themselves to blame if they get harassed. They should be able to go out by themselves in safety, like men do.

It makes me so cross, male runners don't even have to think about this.

Being part of various running clubs, this is an issue for runners in general speaking to male & female friends. Seems it’s part of drivers daily fun to make runners jump by shouting or beeping at them. Picking the right routes is key, plus headphones!

Oh I was pleased and surprised to see this article! I didn't even notice that OP.

ABJ1 I've never been a runner but I am female and plenty of men like making women and girls jump/ fearful/ angry/ upset.

Maybe there is a subset of men who are equal ops on this but the dismissal that it might be just as much of a problem for male runners is a bit strange.

Women are often told not to wear headphones as it makes them vulnerable.

And the idea that the 'right routes' will help is very naive.

I was just saying having shared experiences with others on this it’s a relatively common experience. The routes do make a huge difference actually, which side of the road you run on, I’ve mostly been shouted at on slower busier roads.

I'm willing to bet my house that it's not an equal problem for male runners.

I imagine its an annoyance rather than a fear for the vast majority of male runners. I suspect very few of them actually alter their routes, take a friend, avoid running after dark, avoid wearing bright clothes or seriously consider doing so. Whereas the report says, 60% of women runners surveyed stated that they feel anxious when running alone with personal safety being their main concern.

A woman shouted at me once, when I was out running. She shouted, “Keep going, you’re doing great!” And she meant it. It was quite encouraging.

Aside from that, I’ve had lots of jeers and sexual/sexist remarks. All from men, of course. I never go running after dark.