Objectification

I can’t say that I’ve been seriously objectified before, but I have fallen victim to street harassment plenty of times. I don’t know what it is about guys that think that will get them a chance to talk to girls, but if someone says anything to me they will usually just get ignored or a snarky comment back. During tailgating at the LSU vs. Alabama game I had a lot of guys my age and even old men saying crude comments to me as I walked past. I know that alcohol had a lot to do with influencing it, but it got a little annoying and creepy as time when on, especially if I got separated from my friends and was walking alone. One instance in particular was when I was walking with a group of my friends and two older men, that had clearly been drinking heavily, decided to say something as we walked past. I could see it coming as I was about to walk past them, but I decided to try and ignore them because that usually works out. I heard one man say “yeah that one that one” so I just continued to walk with my eyes averted, but once I walked past the other man said to me “you smell like sex”. I was taken aback by that one because it was just so strange, was I supposed to be complimented by that? So to that I just sarcastically said “good one” and kept walking. He looked a little upset that I didn’t take that comment as a compliment, but honestly that was one of the strangest things I had ever heard. Even if he would have given me an actual compliment I still would have ignored him because saying things drunkenly or sober on the street is creepy and should stop because it won’t get you anywhere.