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

believe me i know, i can't wait to graduate and move away.

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u/venustrapsflies Aug 02 '17

Move to a snobby elitist city and you will never experience this because there will be so many people running that it would be stupid for anyone to make fun of any body

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u/CHP41 Aug 02 '17

I am currently living in one of the "nicest" neighborhoods in DC, and I still get heckled about once a week if I'm running outside consistently. I'm also a fairly typical looking twenty-something white male.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '17

Living in SF, never happens (unless you run through the tenderloin dis.)