I've been thinking about this in the past year, why some girls seem to think that all men are sexist pigs. I think this misconception is because these guys stand out.
You're more likely to remember the guys who went after you than you are to remember these guys just doing their own thing because the first set are really saying LOOK AT ME, LOVE ME!!!
"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default."