Yesterday, an article called ‘How To Talk To A Woman Who Is Wearing Headphones‘ caught the attention of the internet, and it did not go down well.
The author, Dan Bacon, advised his readers that if they saw a cute girl they wanted to talk to, but were sadly cockblocked by her headphones, they shouldn’t give up so easy!
I am not joking.
This is Step 4:
“When she looks at you, smile, point to her headphones and confidently ask, ‘Can you take off your headphones for a minute?’ as you pretend to be taking headphones off your head, so she fully understands what you mean.
“If she doesn’t understand that you want her to briefly take off her headphones, simply gesture that you want to talk to her by pointing back and forth from you to her and say, ‘I want to talk to you for a minute.’”
*How to Harass Women Who Don’t Want to Be Approached
This is scary & dangerous. Male-entitlement + hypermasculinity pic.twitter.com/tsFRE40hku
— Brandon Evers (@BrandonEvrs) August 29, 2016
The obvious answer (and the one that seems to have bypassed our friend Dan) to how to talk to a woman who is wearing headphones is ‘don’t’. Like, just don’t do this. She doesn’t want to talk to you (promise), and shocking news!!!! you are not entitled to her time, attention, or personal space simply because you haven’t gotten your nob gobbled in a while.
It’s also harassment.
How to talk to a woman wearing headphones:
Start a podcast about something she likes
— Netanel Ganin (@OpOnions) August 30, 2016
HOW TO TALK TO A WOMAN WEARING HEADPHONES:
– punch self in face
– when she removes headphones, apologize for thinking she owes you her time— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) August 29, 2016
HOW TO TALK TO A WOMAN WEARING HEADPHONES:
– Walk in front of her
– Wear a smile
– Continue walking
– Jump into, and remain within, a well— Jane Showalter (@heymermaid) August 29, 2016
I know this one!
1. Is she about to blindly step into traffic?
2a. Yes: Frantic gestures.
2b. No: Leave her alone.https://t.co/syW7j4CZZp— Troy Rawhiti-Forbes (@TroyRF) August 29, 2016
How To Talk To A Woman Who Is Wearing Headphones:
be a dog, because really that’s the only way this is going to end well for you
— Alex Bruce-Smith (@alexbrucesmith) August 30, 2016
HOW TO TALK TO A WOMAN WHO IS WEARING HEADPHONES
Step 1: Don’t
Step 2: Truly, don’t
Step 3: She doesn’t wanna talk to you
Step 4: I promise— Chloe Angyal (@ChloeAngyal) August 30, 2016
how to talk to a woman who is wearing headphones
-lay down gently on the train tracks
-wait for further instructions— liv (@anapplebright) August 30, 2016
How To Talk To A Reflection Of Yourself In A Shiny Surface Instead Of Annoying Women Just Trying To Go About Their Day
— Bec Shaw (@Brocklesnitch) August 30, 2016
While there’s no publish date, it *looks* like the article dates as far back to 2013, so think of this as a timely reminder that forcing someone wearing headphones to talk to you is a real shitty way to behave.
some other excellent pieces from the author pic.twitter.com/y2cNA5VpcQ
— thomas violence (@thomas_violence) August 30, 2016
I rest my case.
Source / Photo: The Modern Man.
