I don't believe this, socially awkward boys do not get a pass, there was an incident in Melbourne Australia where an autistic boy was trying to get high fives on a tram, he made some women uncomfortable and clementine ford put his pic all over Twitter trying to rile up attacks, his mother had to apologise and explain her son's behaviour, but not before some pretty vile threats had been made. My own daughter has autism and has had women get in her face because she was staring.in the moment it might feel gendered but it's not, anyone who is socially awkward finds themselves in situations where they feel judged or attacked.