Ah, spring is finally here! Now don’t get me wrong, I love this time of year – warm-weathered cookouts, Little 5 and the sprawled out couples in Dunn Meadow. But spring also brings out the inevitable rude yelling boys. (I say “boys” because I have yet to encounter this type of action from any real men or women.)
Why is it that so many over-grown boys think that they can just run their mouths when any person passes their way? How can these boys have no sense to even think that other people have feelings?
Being a modestly dressed woman on the IU campus, I shouldn’t cringe every time a group of guys walks by me or worry about what’s going to be yelled from the windows of the lettered oversized houses. Now you might suggest that girls walk in groups, be assisted by a male or just walk on the other side of the road. But I can walk alone. I don’t need a guy to protect me, and I won’t alter my path because of some remarks.
So those comments which appear to be “just fun and games” degrade and offend someone out there; no person is meant for the momentary comic relief of a stupid drunk guy. Maybe we should make every freshmen take How to Not Be an A-hole 100, or simply reapply kindergarten etiquette where they learn how to treat people.
Ladies (or gentleman), if you happen to come across some idiot who yells some vain statement your way, just know they lack the confidence to say something to your face. They are probably just trying to impress their brother – and need to by belittling someone else. Don’t respond, they have nothing better to do. They are lacking something – you decide where – but be smart enough not to humor them.
Shawna Meyer
Junior
