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No, definitely not treated the same. I wouldn't dream of telling a drunk guy "leave me alone". That would be an extremely dangerous thing to say that would invite a conflict and potential violence. Like most guys I have a very sensitive "mental" meter to judge the potential dangerousness of another guy. Drunk guys can be particularly unpredictable and can go from nice to nasty in a blink of an eye. Having been the subject of random physical violence from strangers a few times in my life (most of them drunk or out at night) my primary concern is avoiding getting punched in the face or worse knifed.

You won't like this next part, I'll get downvotes for it. But most men don't have the privilege of acting like you do in that situation. No one will help you, ever. I'm not diminishing what women go through with drunks or inappropriate guys or the sexual violence they can face. What I am saying is they never need to worry like a man does about random violence in the same way. They will never be an acceptable target in public like a man is. They will rarely experience random punches to the face or the extreme danger of a random encounter with an aggressive drunk. I just wish people realised how frightening and lonely it can be being a guy when society will look the other way while a stranger assaults you. How the vast majority of men wouldn't dream of saying "leave me alone" unless they were completely confident they could win a physical altercation with someone, someone who might be carrying a knife or just be generally crazy and will follow you or anything.