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you don't want a stranger saying anything to
you that he wouldn't say if you were walking
by holding another man's hand i guess.
if you don't know him, you would rather if he
kept his mouth shut period, right?
you don't want a stranger saying anything to
you that he wouldn't say if you were walking
by holding another man's hand i guess.
if you don't know him, you would rather if he
kept his mouth shut period, right?
Agree but you can't expect another human being to behave how you want them to.
Cat-calling is not flirtation. Yelling, "Hey baby, I got something you need!" or "Damn, look at that ass!" or "Hey girl, let me come talk to you for a minute." (while you're sitting in a car? You expect me to actually walk over to you? No sir. Stranger danger, hello.), and carrying on with whistling and cackling? Men are not dumb, they know how to flirt correctly. Cat-calling is a show of machismo. The louder the voice, the lewder the comment, the more uncomfortable the woman appears = the greater the ego massage.
Have you noticed how some men turn into complete children when turned down? Throwing tantrums, calling women gendered slurs, saying BS like, "Well, you're ugly anyway!" Because it's not about actually getting to know the woman, it's about keeping up appearances. I've encountered too, too many times where I've been called out my name for not giving a guy attention when he cat-calls me or and even worse when I tell him to stop or leave me alone. Then those men want to call me "stuck-up" or "bougie" or "that I think I'm too good for them"? (Once again, these are all real life experiences) Excuse me for wanting a man who possesses tact and isn't interested in forcing his insecurities upon me in a ply for pity.
Very seldom have I walked past a guy on the street who withdraws when I do not answer, and I've never met a man who has apologized when I told him how rude he was behaving, but that is probably because the men who actually respect women already know not to behave in such a manner.
you're just not interested in being spoken to
by guys you don't know in public. you're not
looking to get picked up. you're not a hood rat.
best thing for them to do is ignore you and
chase a different lady.
No, the best thing for them to do is to not engage in that kind of behavior and to understand why women are disgusted by it. I don't want other women to have to continue dealing with this, either.
Sure, some women feel empowered by a, "Hey beautiful" every once in a while and some might like a "Hey pretty girl, you look good.", but let's not pretend comments like those are the norm. In the end, women want to be treated like women. Like human beings, not objects. To have the same respect shown to them as a man shows another man. Much of the comments women receive walking down the street are very disrespectful.
Here is a link to a wonderful non-profit organization that deals directly with ending street harassment. It also features multiple stories of women of all types who are tired of dealing with this issue. And if I am not mistaken, the non-profit was founded in New York City: Hollaback! You have the power to end street harassment (HollaBack!)
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