These Men Freak Out When They Discover The Women They Are Harassing Are Their Moms in Disguise

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23. This happens to so many types of people by both men and women.

I have been harassed for being gay and Jewish. I have had African-American friends harassed. I have seen people in wheelchairs ridiculed. Of course, I have also seen women catcalled. The difference? All of the aforementioned examples, except for the catcalls against women, are almost always universally condemned. When it comes to women, the harassment is excused or minimized in ways that no other group faces! "Smile!" "You are so pretty!" or whistling are seen as "non-offensive", even complementary. Why is a stranger commenting on your state of being or how you look relevant? The more offensive calls are sometimes condemned, but I have even seen those excused as being "first world problems." It isn't a 'first world problem' when you are a second class citizen!

The problem is more than a few people lack sympathy, and definitely have no concept of empathy.