It happens in other places too, like queues and even on crowded trains, though you cant always be sure it’s deliberate. I’ve always managed to avoid being harassed, by either staring pointedly at the offender, poking him in the ribs with my bag or stomping on his toes. The tough part is the outrage you feel when no one cares about what is happening.

Once I was seated by the window and the man next to me was smoking and exhaling all over my face, and wouldn’t let me keep the shutter down saying the blowing was causing his cigarette to flare (“cigarette eke della enawa”). The conductor, when appealed to, simply asked ME to move to a vacant seat at the rear, and none of the other people supported me when I refused. Finally had to get off the bus in disgust.

It’s not so much about the boys giving a public apology – though that gesture is sweet and compassionate – the key is that they are acknowledging the problem openly in a public way. Awareness is always the first step towards resolving such embedded social problems. The perverts and malcontents that literally “get off” on these lewd actions are protected due to a lack of public awareness and concern. They can hide because the society allows them to do so. In bringing attention to the matter, in saying “This is terrible, and we are sorry if you had this happen to you,” you are bringing it out into the open and opening up conversations that might change how others react next time they witness these events.

Anyway, it was a good read – and you can trust I’ll be back to the blog more in the future!

I obviously can’t speak for all ‘women’ like you seem to able to. I’m simply talking about something i saw about a decade ago.

And you don’t seem understand what sexual harassment is. it isn’t two people consenting to fool around a little bit in the bus, . Don’t simply assume that all women have cloistered 50s outlook on sex.

But i do see a major problem with this behavior as it doesn’t establish consent in any meaningful way, and girl has no real choice in the matter. All they can possibly do is wriggle away somewhere else. And I’m sure most girls/women would feel horrifically violated after something like this. law enforcement should actively work to stop stuff like this from happening.

But none of that doesn’t mean there aren’t women out there who actually enjoy such activity.

replace this with,

sum of their parts

Anyway, I think your understanding of reductionism is different from what is meant by most self-proclaimed reductionists. Reductionism doesn’t state that everything is simple. Rather, it states that everything is made from simpler, basic parts, and things are nothing more than the some of their parts.

I also think it’s wrong to assume that whatever morals we inherited from our ancestors are not malleable. it could very well be that we can easily leave behind one set or moral standards & adopt another.

Same can be said about such things as tax avoidance schemes.

Legalize prostitution and regulate it. No need for this type of idiotic BS apologizing and what not.