I've been fondly thinking of this story as "meat UTIs" all day.

You are not entitled to anything from a stranger on the subway. Just think about how this sounds for a minute.

Personally, I would be pissed if someone asked me what I was reading on the subway, straight up. It's not your business and I think a fundamental part of human decency is for men to leave women alone, ESPECIALLY if they are reading, listening to headphones, etc, which are all indications that clearly state, "I am not…

Nope. Have to disagree with you there. No one is entitled to anything. If you want book opinions you can head to GoodReads or the local book store or the library. Like I said I wouldn't be bothered by a polite inquiry if I'm not wearing headphones, but I don't owe anyone a response.

who on staff will be brave enough to wear this for a week like kate's sweatpants

Anyone who saw a Ke$ha video and made life decisions based on it were probably not on a path to that de-luxe apartment in the sky. She's an entertainer, playing a character as part of her medium. Stop being dumb.

FOOLISHNESS REBECCA

Well then your best bet is to REALLY listen to what people are telling you here. You're free to approach women, but if they don't want to engage with you (regardless of the topic or intentions) then just back off. That's basically the entire point of this article - the last line even states:

No, no one is entitled to anything.

"Vegan" is the euphemism Chinese chemical firms were wishing for.

Okay, well I really really fundamentally disagree with that. You're a guy, obviously, so you haven't put up with years of harassment and being put in genuinely threatening/dangerous situations by men, some of whom seemed normal enough to start off with. I wear earphones with no music to avoid being harassed on public…

You can ask whatever you like - but no matter what your intentions are, you are not entitled to someone else's time or a polite reply. Women get all kinds of guys pretending to be interested in what we're wearing/doing/reading when what they really want is sex, so don't be surprised if we treat you distrustfully.

I'm also a fan of Making A Scene which, in England at least, makes most pick-up pricks lumber off into the horizon. I'm really quite shy, but if someone won't stop harrassing me, I'll force myself to say in a a voice penetrating enough to make dogs put their paws over their ears, "YOU ARE MAKING ME UNCOMFORTABLE."…

If I'm reading a book I don't want to talk to you. :-)

While waiting on the platform once, a man came up to me and motioned for me to take off my earphones. I ignored him and went back to reading. Then he tapped me on the shoulder. When I took off my earphones, he smiles at me and asks me what I'm reading. I respond (in English), "I don't speak English." He says, "Oh,…

Why is it always the woman's job to be nice a.k.a. give a man what he wants? Never is it the man's responsibility to be nice a.k.a. give a woman what she wants which is to be left alone.

If he doesn't respect your desire to be left alone, he is not really Nice, anyway.

I would laugh in a man's face if he seriously asked me if I had email.

"Polyvinyl Chloride" doesn't sound very green