exactly as a lot of people suggest that it is not necessary for a girl to provoke interst it is infact the instinct of the male or even the female to try and make an advance towards the other. the ways and intensity differ. somepeople are polite and there advance is friendly and some are aggressive to the extent of discomfort. Rape is an extreme case where the person comiting rape can never be considered mentally balanced and should be banned from the society. in no way a woman is ever ready to provoke anybody to the point of rape and it is the imbalance in the mind of person comitting this henious crime that leads to it. coming back to harassment, even if we talk about provokative dressing then is it not obvious that a girl or a boy dress in a flashy way to grab attention ,or to impress or to look good atleast. thus here the way of appreciation varies from a polite gesture to a catcall or a whistle or a nasty comment this all may depend upon the education and background of the individual. i come from a city called meerut, and studying in meerut college i can distinctly recall the behaviour of various boys and girls and probably can also decifer between what can be termed as harassment and harmless flirting, to quite a degree of accuracy.
