One day the man behind me in the coffee line told me that my hair, which I had spent a decent amount of time on that morning, looked amazing. It kind of threw me off guard, because I didn't know where he was going with it, but I said thanks and he smiled at me and went back to texting on his phone and that was it. I…

"Just ignore him."

Actually, if my dog barks when she's not meant to, I instantly tell her to stop. And then if she doesn't I pull her aside from the thing she's enjoying and stare her into submission, in a "are you fucking kidding me" way.

Yeah, I'm not gonna yell it across the street lol. I just figure that most women would appreciate compliments about their outfit since they take a decent amount of time picking it out and getting ready. I know the shoes part works because a few years back, I was working a second job as security at a high-end club and…

You sound like a terrible neighbor. I have lots of neighbors who ignore their dogs, who bark ALL day long. Doesn't seem to work for them. Besides, I'm not about owning any living being.

I think that largely depends on the woman and how you approach it. If someone said you're hair looks amazing and they said it in a normal tone, so not yelling it from across the street, I'd likely say thanks. I also think commenting on dress/shoes/hair is very different than commenting on someones figure/body parts.…

"Yea, silence has always been the most effective when trying to stop people from behaving terribly, just look in a history book!" Said no one ever.

There is no "catchall" response that will work with every one of these guys. Some of them get off on the response. Some of them back down immediately when you respond. It's up to the individual to determine what she feels safest in doing to respond to this kind of harassment. Personally, I prefer a sharp, "What…

I like to work Shut the Fuck Up into pretty much any encounter with shitty folk. :)
I tend to be aggressively vocal these days, just tired of the bullshit.

I love you. My response to that one is usually, "OH! I'm so sorry! I forgot that I'm not supposed to be a real live human being with an actual array of emotions and feelings. I'll go back to simply being a pretty shell for you to look at."

I think one reason why us guys who don't catcall women brush aside the issue is that we don't realize how bad the problem is. I've never seen a girl I was with get catcalled, although I know they have when I wasn't with them. I wish we could follow discreetly and see it. Would be an eye-opener, and might serve as a…

God that's good. Reading your response feels like when you're super fucking hungry and then you eat something delicious and then you feel your blood sugar go up, only it's the blood sugar of feminist fury. I need a cigarette after reading that, and I don't even smoke.

Can I use that line? You are freaking awesome!!

I'm just so very glad that we are talking about this problem. That we are being vocal about how it's not right and that we should not have to put up with it.
I was walking home yesterday from the market and some asshole did the "You'd look prettier with a smile" thing to me and I told him he'd be prettier if he just…

Wow! Way to jump off the deep end! In no way did I say they should hand her the award for trying. I'm all for a difficult obstacle course, as long as it tests things that an individual can improve upon. Height is a genetic trait. It's highly unlikely she'll ever complete that stunt. Same goes for a lot of the shorter…

I felt this way too. It's not just unfair to her but to all shorter contestants. I'm sure there are plenty of parkour enthusiasts out there under 5'4" who are automatically at a disadvantage because their arms/legs simply can't reach no matter what they do.

Kind of lame that they include an obstacle where height is critical. No amount of training can make you taller.

Thanks, Jo. I think a lot of people don't know how stacked with great women that show is.

Actually I have it on good authority that the two TDS writers who worked on this segment are women. That's why it's so real.

I hear you, but I feel like what she was recommending was so over-the-top (cover your friend with a blanket! got a solid laugh) that it shows the absurd lengths women have to go to to protect themselves. They're almost satirizing the people who put the responsibility on women. But I could be reading it with…