Catcalling is not complimenting! (Page 3)

[Phoenix1991]

Agreed. My fellow guys need to understand this. it never works!

[Jager66]

uh.. I think it works just fine, the point of catcalling is to get a rise out of the person, which it often does... not what you think the intention was.

It's rude for sure but to say it doesn't work is pretty dumb.

[Phoenix1991]

@Jager66 that's half of the intention, the other intention is a shot in the dark at a chance to get the girl.

If it was all just to startle any person then they wouldn't only specifically target women.

[Jager66]

I dunno.. Not sure I'm buying the they think "It's a shot at getting the girl" thing. I could believe it's intended as a compliment or a show of Bravado in front of their friends or even just to get a rise out of some one. Just doesn't add up, I'm sure it happens for that reason form time to time but I seriously doubt it's the main reason why it happens.

[Phoenix1991]

@Jager66 its a combination of all the above, its an attempt at showing off, making a girl feel flattered and I've seen it all around the city. It is regardless shameful and disrespectful

[Jager66]

I wouldn't call it shameful and only think it's disrespectful depending what/how it's said/done. I would call it mildly annoying at worst and funny at best.

[Anonymous]

nice mytake and Iv been called sweetie and a guy online that I'm friends with on gag said hey beautiful to me and it was weird to hear to that i never liked hearing a guy say hey beautiful to me or people calling me sweetie i think hearing those two things be weird to me

[Nicolás25]

oh no!! what's the world come to what's next they'll be calling you honet? you poor child quick call the sexual harrasment hotline before you are traumatized

[Opinion Owner]

@Nicolás25 it's ok I'm fine now it doesn't happen any more but I don't know why people would cat call

[BertMacklinFBI]

rice and cabbage? interesting choice of words, are you Asian? lol.

[myTake Owner]

Nope. I'm black. I thought it was an interesting choice of words also.

[MysteriousFlower]

Funny, I haven't been catcalled. I suppose there is a fine line of a much older guy saying these things to a minor of course, but I dont think its a big deal unless they have certain intentions.

[rjroy3]

Well... I've been a "victim" of catcalling before. Still am every now and then. I've yet to experience any one of these negative emotions, when it happens. Lol

[peachblossomluck]

Nicely done! It's sexual harassment on the street. It should be illegal. If they are even stupider and touch you, you can press assault charges.

[Pat8707]

Calling someone beautiful is in no way sexual harassment.

[peachblossomluck]

@Pat8707 catcalling it is. Calling someone beautiful is an entirely different matter. That's something nice:)

[05candyman]

lol I could see how thats annoying. guys who do that think its flirting, when in reality, its just harassment. and its how they do it. I've seen some guys "cat call". quick, kinda weird, aggressive. these guys got no game

[dudeman]

stop going outside if the world is too scary of a place for you. outside is for grown ups

[EmiliaRose2355]

Good my take! :) the one with guys TELLING me to smile/lighten up like in the picture above REALLY makes me insecure.

[Folklore]

My cat called me this morning.

[myTake Owner]

That's AMAZING! You have a cat that can talk?

[Folklore]

yep. can use phones too

[Anonymous]

The level of anger and shaming coming from the men defending catcalling shows the true intentions of these types of guys. They aren't trying to impress, it's a power trip.

[Wulfila]

I've actually been catcalled / mildly harassed by women a couple times, and I gotta say, I don't like it. I can certainly see why women don't.

[Anonymous]

I Tell this that you're Prudish person feel uncomfortable with some guys are harassment?

if you're feminism goes propaganda against all Men! what the idiot!
all Men aren't harassment!! some they'd talk you is sound like take Dating you!

[myTake Owner]

I don't even know how to respond to this comment becuase I can't even understand what you're trying to say...

[Opinion Owner]

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[myTake Owner]

What?

[Opinion Owner]

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[Anonymous]

Catcalling is funny to me, when it happens to me I just find it so hilarious ahahaha I think woman take it to personal and seriously hahah

[Bards]

Yeah its annoying. It was pretty bad once when someone grabbed at me from behind. That was horrible.

[Gommers]

Oh no, I got attention. I'm sad... give me more attention.

[Anonymous]

I think women should be glad men are paying attention to them at all. Thanks to feminism more and more men are sick to death of the very idea of having to have any dealings with women.

[heartattack25]

There is a difference between catcalling and paying attention. This Monday two guys hit on me. The first one was a tall guy in his twenties. Kinda good looking and well dressed. He squeezed one of my breasts and commented "They are so firm. Let me suck 'em." In broad day light. smh. I hit him with my bag and left. The other guy was someone in his early forties. Kinda fat and looked like a slob. He was so sweet. He asked me what time it is and then told me I have the prettiest eyes. He was so gentle and caring that I let him buy me lunch. Cat calling makes girls feel like shit. It is very different from paying attention.

[Opinion Owner]

@heartattack25 Well, that is a completely different matter. But again, it's due to the decline of culture and morality. Feminists would say that back in the 1950s our society was evil and oppressive towards women. But back then men didn't grab women's breasts. They would open doors for them.

[Bluemax]

@heartattack25
Jesus! Did you make any attempt to call the authorities on Mr. Tall, Dark, Handsome and Pervy enough to Feel My Tits?

Why didn't you buy the gentle, caring guy lunch? If you appreciate him, it kind of seems like it should be the other way around.

[heartattack25]

@Bluemax I offered to pay but he is an older man. I was afraid to insist in case I offended him. I dated him for two more days but we are very different.

[Anonymous]

Feminzais at it's finest

newsflash, people like to be rubbernecked. They just won't admit it

[myTake Owner]

What the hell is "rubbernecked"? I've never heard that term before ever...

[Opinion Owner]

Look it up

[BaileyisDarcy]

-like to rubberneck- would be better grammar.

It's on par with sticky beak. In other words, paying attention to what they shouldn't or don't need to be paying attention to. Or not minding their own business.
My primary school teacher used the saying on us when we would look into the adjoining room while someone was in there instead of paying attention to the lesson.

[Anonymous]

oversensitive bs. when did hey beautiful became harassment? oversensitive misandrist American feminists man... . facepalm.

[Anonymous]

Did you catch the youtube video of that girl walking in New York and getting catcalled?

[myTake Owner]

Yea I've seen it.

[Opinion Owner]

It was pretty over the top for sure, but I think a lot of it was probably staged. At any rate, it's definitely a "how not to" video in interacting with a girl! lol!

She did look really amazing though, didn't she?

[MeltedCheese89]

Oh sure. First they say it's not a problem and that people need to get over it. Then someone comes out with video evidence about it that goes viral, and the same people that wouldn't believe it before now say the evidence is bullshit or flawed.

As stubborn as they come.

[Opinion Owner]

@MeltedCheese89 Not sure I follow what you're saying. What not a problem and people should get over it? And who is the "they" who is saying this?

[Jager66]

There are plenty of video like that now, most of them women don't get cat called so it could be a ghetto or New York thing, also the videos with men in it they also get cat called but since it's a man that get's ignored and all you hear is about women are victims and men are oppressors... same old stupid Feminist sexist bullshit.