
By treat “like a person” we mean have basic manners and don’t be blatantly rude. I’ve been in group settings before where men will acknowledge my friends but ignore me even when I try to say something or act visibly annoyed when I do. Like just because they don’t want to sleep with me they see no point in just being polite for the sake of human decency. I think you and I both can see that that’s treating someone like a nuisance and not like a person.