Woman jogger speaks out to praise the LITTLE BOY who stepped up to yell at man who was catcalling her in the street

  • Julia Price, from Chicago, was catcalled as she went on a lunchtime jog
  • The unwanted attention turned nasty when the man started swearing
  • A little boy, out for a walk with his mom, then intervened, telling him to stop
  • Julia wrote about the incident on Facebook and the story has been shared 140,000 times
  • Many have praised James's parents for raising a child who stands up for other people

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 18:29 EST, 21 November 2015 | Updated: 22:28 EST, 21 November 2015

A woman jogger who was being harassed by a male passer-by was 'rescued' by a little boy out on a walk with his sister and mom. 

Jogger Julie Price encountered what many women across the world do on a daily basis and simply ignored the man who was yelling: 'Sexy lady, hey hey hey sexy lady!'

The man, who was 'well-dressed' and 'appeared to be on his lunch break from an office job' changed his tune after getting no reaction, and shouted: 'F*** you, dumb b**ch!' 

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Encounter: Julia Price (pictured) was out running recently when an older man catcalled her. The man shouted 'hey sexy lady' at her from across the street, then proceeded swear at her when she didn't respond

Encounter: Julia Price (pictured) was out running recently when an older man catcalled her. The man shouted 'hey sexy lady' at her from across the street, then proceeded swear at her when she didn't respond

My hero: As Julia (pictured on Facebook) took off her headphones and prepared to stick up for herself, an unlikely feminist stepped in to help: a little boy named James

My hero: As Julia (pictured on Facebook) took off her headphones and prepared to stick up for herself, an unlikely feminist stepped in to help: a little boy named James

In a Facebook post detailing the uncomfortable incident in Chicago, Ms. Price, who is a singer, says she was about to go over to the man and have a go at him.

'That was my trigger point. The B word. I ripped off my headphones prepared to stand up for myself,' she explained in the post. 

But suddenly, a little boy called James - who was walking alongside his mother and sister, who was in a stroller - looked at the guy and said, 'Hey, that is not nice to say to her and she didn't like you yelling at her. 

'You shouldn't do that because she is a nice girl and I don't let anyone say mean things to people. She's a girl like my sister and I will protect her.'

The man was immediately embarrassed and started gathering his lunch to leave. 

Stepping up: According to Julia, the boy looked up at the man and said: 'Hey. That is not nice to say to her and she didn't like you yelling at her

Stepping up: According to Julia, the boy looked up at the man and said: 'Hey. That is not nice to say to her and she didn't like you yelling at her

Story worth telling: Julia wrote about the story of the boy and the catcaller on Facebook, where it has been shared more than 140,000 times

Story worth telling: Julia wrote about the story of the boy and the catcaller on Facebook, where it has been shared more than 140,000 times

Young James then turned to the runner and said sweetly: 'I just wanted to make sure your heart was okay.'

Julia said that she asked his mother if she could give the little boy a hug and tell him how grateful she was. 

According to the boy's mom, such gentlemanly behaviour is typical of James. 

Julia said in her post: 'Thank you so much to the mothers and fathers who are raising the next generation to be brave and courageous, and to be little earth angels for all. I am so touched.'

'I asked the mother if I could hug the little boy (his name is James) and I told him how grateful I was for him. He just shrugged and said "Well I just wanted to make sure your heart was okay", wrote Julia on Facebook

'I asked the mother if I could hug the little boy (his name is James) and I told him how grateful I was for him. He just shrugged and said "Well I just wanted to make sure your heart was okay", wrote Julia on Facebook

Julia ended the message by thanking all parents who are 'raising the next generation to be brave and courageous and to be little earth angels for all'

Julia ended the message by thanking all parents who are 'raising the next generation to be brave and courageous and to be little earth angels for all'

In a follow-up post she wrote: 'It was one of the most moving moments of my life, having no idea that James was actually a symbol of hope for all of us. 

'I think that there's a part of him that we all have in ourselves - that compassion and courage to stand up for others fearlessly, no matter what that looks like. 

'I think we can look to James as an inspiration the next time we have an opportunity to be the brave one and help someone else.'

Ms. Price's tale has been shared more than 140,000 times online.

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