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  1. Matt Derrick

    News & Blogs Instinct and empathy: The challenges female hikers face on the AT

    Not sure what you mean by that one line there, but I empathize with the rest of your statement.
  2. Matt Derrick

    News & Blogs Instinct and empathy: The challenges female hikers face on the AT

    sorry to see you feel that way (in regards to your 'meh' rating) but i don't think it's fair to slap labels on women (i.e. "all women are 100% ***fill in the blank***") any more than it is to say the same of men (i.e. all men are 100% ***fill in the blank***") or do the same to anyone in between...
  3. Matt Derrick

    News & Blogs Instinct and empathy: The challenges female hikers face on the AT

    while i can't disagree with you overall, i would like to point out that we are not all bad and will in fact work to help you rid society of this kind of bs.
  4. Matt Derrick

    News & Blogs Instinct and empathy: The challenges female hikers face on the AT

    yeah i think the part of the story with the guys being quiet or nervously laughing kinda hit me like 'ah damn, i've definitely been that guy' cause you don't want to cause conflict or whatnot, but it's important to work past that and start calling people on their shit, even if it makes the group...
  5. Matt Derrick

    News & Blogs Instinct and empathy: The challenges female hikers face on the AT

    Photo Credit: Cory Tiger INSTINCT AND EMPATHY: THE CHALLENGES FEMALE HIKERS FACE ON THE A.T. CAPPY PHALEN 24 MAY 19 My instinct told me to run. It also told me not to run while the man could still see me. Feigning calm, I walked slowly away from him and out of his sight. The moment I felt sure...