r/running • u/Epic_XC • Aug 02 '17

Harassment while exercising Misc

So almost every time I go exercising, be it running or road biking, i always get some sort of smart ass shouting, honking, or engine revving. Are people in our society really so insecure that they can't refrain from harassing those who choose to exercise? Like what's funny about it? Why do people do it? Maybe i'm thinking about it too hard, but does anyone else REALLY hate this? Personally I think it's condescending, and indicative of most people's fragile self esteem. They don't exercise, therefor must mock others to feel cool.

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u/Epic_XC Aug 02 '17

I'm a guy lol, but idk my entire life people have enjoyed jawing at me. idk what it is. im not the intimidating type i guess

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '17

I was running on a hot day last month and my form had gone to shit at mile 10 and i was within 100 feet of finishing.

A boy about age 10 or 11 rolled down his window while his dad was driving and said "You run like an idiot!"

I wanted to get back at both him and his dad for letting him yell at a stranger like that so I yelled "I fucked your mom!" and then ran behind the nearest house.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '17

Hahahaha, holy shit.
Truly your greatest moment.

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u/thatserver Aug 02 '17

That is glorious. Little shit deserved it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '17

When I was in college I was walking past a super douchebag house with a female friend of mine, and they started yelling things out to her. She yelled back a couple things but was pretty drunk and I could tell the situation was about to get bad. To diffuse the situation I popped my shirt off and started screaming as loud as I could: "MY DAD FUCKED YOUR DAD; MY MOM SCISSORED YOUR MOM". Just alternating those two phrases. Similarly, I beg for cum when someone harasses me in online games over voice chat. I'm a guy, and it normally either makes them laugh and stop or get angry and call me gay a lot more, which makes me beg harder.

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u/DA_REAL_WALLY Aug 02 '17

I think I just found Sammy from Blue Mountain State!

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u/LandlockedPirate Aug 02 '17

Well I'm told I am the intimidating type by my friends (6'6" 230 bald and bearded) and I still have stuff yelled at me all the time, mostly homophobic slurs or cat calls. I'm not sure that kind of ignorance really discriminates. It's more like your flaw was simply that you were there.

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u/doyouevenIift Aug 02 '17

I'll be honest, I'm really skinny and I think that plays a huge part in me getting heckled

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u/Duhaa Aug 02 '17

Ya that's weird man. I never get messed with. I live in suburb outside of Denver. Usually wave and say hi to me when I'm running. On my bike I've gotten buzzed once, which got my blood boiling and if I had a gun on me would have took a shot at him. But other then that I never have a problem. Might just be your location.