I don't know why you're getting thumbed down; this is one hundred percent true. Commenting on a woman's boobs or ass IS sexual harassment. It's NOT a compliment.

Probably because, like I said, guys don't like being called out on their shit. I'm probably going to be told at some point that I am humorless bitch. But it's just not true. I can have a good laugh, I just need for something funny to happen first. FMLers telling OP that sexual harassment against her is a compliment? Not really funny. More annoying and ridiculous. Not to mention idiotic.

So it's ok for you to use stereotypes about men, but if someone tells a girl to accept a compliment about her rack it's wrong? I got a feeling you're a man hating feminist..

Um, what stereotype? Men who think it's appropriate to make those kinds of comments will also get pissed off or annoyed when they're told that those kind of comments aren't appropriate or wanted. I'm speaking from experience, and not just my own, but from coworkers as well. When we ask a male not to hit on us because we're not interested or because we're already dating someone else, they get defensive. I've even been called a bitch because I didn't want to go out with a customer. I'm not pulling this out of thin air. And you're still missing the point. It's NOT a compliment. Its sexual harassment. And I don't hate men, I hate the double standard. If a girl were to make this kind of sexual comment to a guy, and he wasn't interested, the girl would be called desperate. However when this happens to a woman it's supposed to be "flattering" Not really.

Yawn

Arguing seriously on a humor site, I think you're doing it wrong.

Because somehow sexual harassment isn't a serious matter?

It might be a serious matter, but..... You know what, I'm not going to argue with you. You just be all serious about everything on FML. Obviously you do not know how to use internet correctly, if you take everyone seriously on the internet, let alone on FML.

Xalandra, the reason people are thumbing your comments down is because the entire ******* point of this post is about cantaloupes. Not boobs, cantaloupes. The guy in question was trying to make a ******* joke off the fact that he was buying melons. You're apparently too ******* thick to see that.

I enjoy Xalandra's sarcasm....

37, I see your point, but like everyone else is saying: You are on the WRONG forum if you intend to have a serious discussion about sexual harrassment. I'm sure you came here knowing that most of these people are not serious and just making light of FMLs.

Take that huge stick out of your ass, he was just joking. I'm sure if OP would have expressed that she was offended by the remarks, then the gentleman would have apologized.

79- actually I came here assuming that OP was more looking for support. Not for other people to "make light" of her experience. That's why there's a your life sucks button, no? This forum isn't just about having a few good laughs. Sure, some FMLs are actually hilarious, this one? Not so much. More disturbing. You can think I'm being "too serious" for FML, but quite frankly it's annoying when people think it's okay to make jokes about sexual harassment. It's in bad taste and lack of people saying "that's sexual harassment" instead of "aww, what a nice compliment" encourages this kind of thing to keep happening. If creepy guys think they can get away with it, and that no one will call them on it, they'll continue to do it. Disagree all you like, but OP obviously didn't think this was very funny. And with this FML I'm definitely on OPs side.

I agree with the fact that she, in no way, deserved this situation, and if it made her that uncomfortable, she should've gone to her manager or another trusted individual for help. All I meant was that she probably will not get much comfort from posting it on this particular website.

This FML reminds me of a smart Tumblr post. A girl is complicated. She's smart. She's pretty. She's great etc. than this random d-bag comes over to her and said " Hey, nice ****" And the most important thing it says on the bottom: Street harassment is NOT a compliment" This was NOT a compliment! If OP liked it, she would not write an FML! Don't be stupid guys...

You're making it out like all men love harassing women and will keep doing it and be dicks if you call them out. You know, cause we all hate bein called out on our piggyness. Btw calm down, it was a joke. It's not like he stated at her **** and said "Awesome **** ****". Sure it might be inappropriate but it was just a friendly joke. If a girl said, "nice balls" to a guy holding soccer balls, I bet you'd laugh it off and not see it as malicious.

Annoying how everyone takes it as a funny joke... While that's an actual problem....

Precisely 113. You are spot on. Guess I shouldn't go losing faith in all humanity just yet. 111- what was it you said? "it might be inappropriate, but it was just a friendly joke" Except the OP didn't think it was friendly. Neither should OP think it's friendly. I don't think all men act this way. However, from my experience, men who do act this way WILL get their tighty whiteys in a bunch when they get called out on making inappropriate comments. It's really infantile. Like when you scold a child for acting out, they cry and throw a fit. But hey, maybe someday if I get hit on again by some creeper, and I tell him to leave me alone or I'll get my manager, he'll actually apologize instead of calling me an "uptight bitch" and trying to get me in trouble. Until then, I'm going to use my past experiences to show me how these immature men will act when confronted.

However, the OP specifically said the guy was staring her in the eyes. Not at her chest. And he said nice melons. Not nice ****. She was scanning cantaloupes, which are also called melons. Maybe he thought the cantaloupes looked like a nice batch, and he was wanting to buy one. You don't know. She could have just taken off him saying, "Can I have one?" to submit it here. Yes, it can be taken as an innuendo, but who's to say that's how he meant it.

122- I have a feel OP knew it wasn't meant literally, otherwise she wouldn't have posted it on FML. you can look at someone in the eyes and still say something with a sexual innuendo. You're not required to stare at specific body parts to make a sexual innuendo either.

But the thing is, without a follow up from the OP, you're just assuming he was being inappropriate. I'm assuming he wasn't. Both of us are correct until proven wrong.

"Melons" is slang for boobs. Seeing as OP is not the one purchasing fruit, it's obvious that the guy is using innuendo to comment on her boobs.

"it's obvious that the guy is using innuendo to comment on her boobs" - Really now? So you can tell what a guy's intentions were just by reading what he said on the internet? You must be the psychic of the year.

Yes, but EVERYONE is claiming harassment. The guy was trying to make a damn joke (as you said, subtext). Why all these comments are saying he was trying to harass OP is beyond me.

See? You get my point. It was innuendo, and it was for the sake of a joke. All these comments (just LOOK at #37) are shouting that it was sexual harassment, (when, by dictionary definition, the bothersome action has to be repeated a few times before the word "harass" can even come into play) when the guy in question was just making a harmless joke, and yes, comparing one type of "melon" to the other.

Alan, I think you're jumping to even further conclusions about me than what most people who have commented here are doing to the post itself. I'm not defending the comment of the man in question, nor am I one of these stereotypical "giggling teenagers" who gets a kick out of the word "boob". What I am trying to do here is get people to realize that unless they have the full story and/or they know the original poster, their conclusions are completely baseless, and it is pointless to try and guess things that haven't been stated. And this general mindset is not local to this post; it happens everywhere. I'm sure you saw the FML from a couple days ago about the woman who accidentally switched phones with her husband and found naked pictures from his coworker in a text message. One of the comments actually said to throw all of his stuff on the lawn and light it on FIRE. Totally a reasonable response, right? I believe I was the only one to even offer up the possibility that this coworker was sending him these pictures without him requesting them, and got his cell phone number off of a company database, while he could be completely loyal to his wife and has never thought of cheating on her. But apparently, everyone in the comments automatically KNEW that this could not be the case, and that the man was just a cheating bastard. This case is a little more cut-and-dry, but the logic still holds. Unless you know all the important details, which are rarely ever in the post itself, making conclusions like the ones many people seem to make here and on other posts are by definition wrong.

You know, the words "**** my life" can actually be used in more than one context. You're stating that simply because of the circumstances surrounding OP's gender, it means she was offended by the statement that the man made (again, jumping to conclusions). Perhaps she wasn't actually offended (not everyone is offended by every comment thrown at them), but rather she was lamenting at the fact that she had to be there for a guy making a stupid comment that she didn't really feel like taking the time to hear. Again, this may not be the case, either, but we DO NOT KNOW. Oh, and I must congratulate you for managing to completely dodge the whole part about you making completely false assumptions about me, and ignoring my statements on the ways people comment on this site. You'd make a great politician or lawyer.

"You might actually get to see ACTUAL BREASTS and even maybe even touch some once in a while. Now, can I have that Snickers bar you've got in your pocket, big boy?" You're really going to tell me that wasn't aimed at me when I'm the one you've been arguing with? Alright, sure. You keep telling yourself that.

Oh no, what ever will I do? You don't like me because I've been refuting what you've been saying. Take a number and get in line.

lol Intently actually works in that sentence. I pictured him squinting as he said "nice melons" intently