Catcalling

[Newell Steamer]

https://www.yahoo.com/style/a-reporter-recently-wrote-an-article-titled-hey-101203121963.html

Whoa,.. there are some SERIOUS creeps in this video,.. especially the dude walking side by side with the girl for 5 minutes,..

D:

Anyway,.. I've never catcalled.

I have stared no doubt and certainly leered checked women out - making sure I am never caught. A few times, I have been caught looking, and I have gotten a smile back. I also check out women jogging/biking as well,.. those ARE the best to check out,... damn,.. now I sound like a creep,...

But, I don't approach random women walking/jogging/biking in the street and try to get them to chat. That is what bars, house parties and after work drinks are for!

 

[steppinthrax]

I saw this video and I'm calling Bull Shit. All the men really did was say Hello and gave her comments. There were a few instances of men who followed her, but overall no one did anything to violate her in any way.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

"Hey baby" is creepy from a stranger on the street, but "Hey, I just saw you over there and you seem nice. Would you like to have coffee sometime?" isn't? wat?

 

[Newell Steamer]

I saw this video and I'm calling Bull Shit. All the men really did was say Hello and gave her comments. There were a few instances of men who followed her, but overall no one did anything to violate her in any way.

Would this still be considered Gentleman behavior in your book??

 

[yhelothar]

Can't help but to notice the predominant demographic.

 

[Printer Bandit]

anyone know the name of that hot dog girl?

 

[Childs]

Whats strange is that it must work at least some of the time, or why would they keep doing it? Unless its just a base animal mating ritual thats hard wired in our dna.

 

[lozina]

Wow and that's a big problem?

Can you imagine if the roles were reversed? If I got a fraction of that attention by women walking down the street I'd be blogging about how awesome this city is and how great life is.

"Oh boo hoo I walk down the street and people say hi to me and compliment me"

 

[Maximilian]

I saw this video and I'm calling Bull Shit. All the men really did was say Hello and gave her comments. There were a few instances of men who followed her, but overall no one did anything to violate her in any way.

This.

Plus by the time she ages and starts to look like shit she'll likely miss those kind of comments.

anyone know the name of that hot dog girl?

Lindsay Ellis aka nostalgiachick

 

[MixMasterTang]

It's New York, people are trying to hustle you and sell you stuff no matter if you're male or female. Yes, some of them were cat calls, but some of them were trying to get her attention for other means as well most likely.

 

[T9D]

And I bet she cries if she doesn't get 100 comments each on any of the thousands of selfies she posts on her facebook page.

That was pretty ridiculous though. I bet when those are hot guys she has no problem with it.

 

[Scarpozzi]

If you don't want to be harassed, don't live in NYC.

 

[Zargon]

Wow and that's a big problem?

Can you imagine if the roles were reversed? If I got a fraction of that attention by women walking down the street I'd be blogging about how awesome this city is and how great life is.

"Oh boo hoo I walk down the street and people say hi to me and compliment me"

yeah.....how would you feel about some random person that's bigger and stronger than you following you for minutes on end in silence....?

 

[lozina]

That was pretty ridiculous though. I bet when those are hot guys she has no problem with it.

It's really not... she mentions it is the distilled result of 10 hours of footage. So there's 9 hours and 50-something minutes of her walking around with nothing. Also as others mentioned... it's NYC. I'm sure a lot of the hellos are trying to get her attention to donate money to save a child or check out this new club on the corner or to buy this nice stolen jewlery.

 

[T9D]

Would this still be considered Gentleman behavior in your book??

No. Not even one made it in her mouth :whiste:

 

[Rakehellion]

Is there a Youtube link?

 

[lozina]

yeah.....how would you feel about some random person that's bigger and stronger than you following you for minutes on end in silence....?

This happens every day on walk on a city street, depending on how paranoid you are. You could think everyone is following you.

Though yeah that ONE guy on the video is very creepy I will admit that. That guy is rapist material right there.

 

[Rakehellion]

Can you imagine if the roles were reversed?

You'd like it if 100 men catcalled you while you were walking down the street? Good to know.

 

[lozina]

You'd like it if 100 men catcalled you while you were walking down the street? Good to know.

Which part of roles reversed did you fail to comprehend?

 

[surfsatwerk]

You'd like it if 100 men catcalled you while you were walking down the street? Good to know.

Even though I don't swing that way I'd be flattered to know that I have options.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Wouldn't it be great if women would holler at me? I'd love that! Clearly they'll enjoy it when I let loose a rousing chorus of "TITTY TITTY TITTY" as they walk by. That's just math.

But hey, let's set aside sarcasm and instead play Devil's advocate. If homophobia is wrong because homosexuality can be widely observed across multiple species throughout the animal kingdom, than surely catcalling must be OK. Have you ever been in the woods, and heard the birds and the frogs and the katydids making all manner of noise? All of that noise is just males going "NICE SHOES, WANNA FUCK?" If it happens in nature, it can't be wrong, right? I mean, OK, so there's a lot of rape and cannibalism in nature too, but setting that aside, those other animals seem pretty on the ball.

 

[TheSlamma]

Would this still be considered Gentleman behavior in your book??

Well played. That had my gut busting for a good 10 minutes. I had to go outside

 

[Rakehellion]

Which part of roles reversed did you fail to comprehend?

That is roles reversed. You instead of her. Would you feel comfortable if 100 guys catcalled you?

 

[pete6032]

Gets worse.

http://www.vox.com/2014/10/29/7088867/catcall-video-hollaback-rape-threats

Also for all those who think that most of the behavior is OK, just pretend if scores of gay men who were larger, stronger, and dressed like that behaved agressive like that toward you every single day and think how you would like it.

 

[smackababy]

I can't see the video, but was there any actual cat calling done? Or, as I like to refer to it, wolf-whistling? If it was just guys trying to holla, I don't see the problem. Unless, some of them did things incredibly inappropriate like touching or grabbing her.


And, I bet if the guys were hot, she'd have very little problem with it. The definition of a creep: guy who talks to you, but has the audacity to not be as attractive as you want.