Friday, September 2nd, 2016
Recently, the internet informed me that I should be mad at a guy named Dan Bacon for writing an article titled “How to Talk to a Woman who is wearing headphones”. It is a very polite article and I don’t sense that Dan has any intention of wanting women to be harassed. In fact, he repeatedly mentioned in the article that if the woman you approached shows any sign of disinterest, a guy should walk away and leave her be. That advice is common sense and something we can all agree on. If I were a guy reading Dan’s article, I would have a good idea of how to approach a girl appropriately even if she is wearing headphones. Now, I also read the rebuttal at the Guardian by Martha Mills who proceeded to call Mr.Bacon assortment of rude names while assuming her entitled role of representing all women. Her tone in the article implied that women who are wearing headphones always wanted to be left alone and every guy who tries to talk to her must be a sexual predator. That couldn’t be more wrong. A guy needs to have a lot of confidence to approach a woman in this day of swiping left and right on our phones. I would appreciate a guy who interrupts me in a respectful manner to talk to me and he would probably not get my number but I will definitely remember him for being ballsy. So guys, the next time if you see me wearing my headphones or any girl you have a crush on, do approach (nicely of course) and we will thank you for it!
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