Tired Of Getting Catcalled, This Woman Started Taking Selfies With The Catcallers, And The Results Are Pretty Disturbing
There's nothing that makes a woman's skin crawl quite like getting catcalled on the street. 20-year-old Amsterdam-based student Noa Jansma, much like the rest of us, was pretty fed up with it, and decided to do something about it. Throughout the month of September, she took a selfie with every single creep who harassed her and uploaded them on Instagram, captioning each one with the words of her abusers.
What do the photos say? By juxtaposing the catcallers' callous, unashamed grins with her own exhausted, painfully familiar expression, Jansma shows the world just how frequent, real, and disturbing these experiences are for women everywhere. She also gains power over them, though, by documenting their actions and putting them on display for the whole world to see. Though her own experiment has ended, she has opened the @dearcatcallers Instagram page for submissions in hopes of creating a global dialogue on the collective struggle women face.
From January 1st, 2018, catcalling will be punishable by law in Jansma's native Netherlands, and violators will be subject to fines of up to 190 euros ($220). If her daring project continues to go viral, perhaps more nations will follow suit.
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This made me throw up a little bit in my mouth. I definitely would NOT have let him put his disgusting paws on me.
I live in the Netherlands, and men actually think this is complimentary... as is staring at your chest and then winking at you... it's appalling, but they wonder what your problem is.
She allowed him to touch her to prove how forward these asshats are. They think they have the right to touch a total stranger. My guess is, she shoved him off right after the pic, and I hope she told him to f**k off.
I was getting cat called all my life,each time I was looking good walking on the street.This was the only thing that would happen,always creepy,restarted or old guys that wanted to have "a piece of me".Worst was when they were touching me.Ofc,no one would care to help,no police around,my escape was to enter a store and stay there for hours,with my mood ruined.It affected me badly,I felt helpless and started to avoid walking,changed the way i dress to look not feminine.It is a kind of rape to me and it should get punish by the law.I think these guys do it because it is the closest thing to a rape that doesn't get punished and doesn't require effort and planning.The comments of this post's guy's are childish comparing to the ones i have heard.
I'd of let him follow me straight to the police station... or church.
what would the church do? they dont have a good record
Load More Replies...I don't get what's "disturbing" here? All I see are smiling people and one pissed off brainwashed leftist who sees everything in a negative light of her hate dogmas.
I agree 100%, Max Nabiev and I'm female. That pained look on her face is both laughable and revolting. If she doesn't like catcalling then ignore it and walk past. There's nothing damaging or criminal about catcalling unless you're a neurotic, overly sensitive idiot, unbalanced, a mentally ill paranoid, or a man-hater..
Load More Replies...Those guys are totally clueless. It doesn't matter how good looking (which most are NOT) they are, their behavior makes them UGLY!
No black guy is going to follow a white women around for 10 minutes. Thats a full mile of walking. Stop lights, stop signs, police, or even Way Better Looking Women would of came across his path. This is clearly a lie, and since this is a lie I must assume they are all lies. I'm a photographer and most of my friends are female models. They get catcalled and yes its WRONG. But lying and making up extreme cases doesn't help. It makes it worse. A catcaller will think "Well, I just say hi, I dont follow them for 10 minutes, so I'm not the bad guy." And they will CONTINUE To do it because to them, it's not a big deal. Articles like this actually make them feel better. Like how an alcoholic who drinks everyday will say "I dont have a problem, other people drink and black out" Reading the comments here I can already tell the women will HATE my comment for being TRUE. And that's unfortunate. Catcalling is a Real Issue, and this does not help.
I don't agree with these women. They're making mountains out of molehills. They're sissies hellbent on gender warfare. I've experienced catcalling since I was twelve. While it's isn't elegant and well-bred, it's the way certain men express their visual appreciation. And I've never had any man call anything vulgar to me. They've all been nice and sometimes very humorous so I just smile and sometimes wave if they're particular sweet (example: "I think I'm in love!") or funny. Grow up, women. There are true injustices in the world. This ain't one of them.
Load More Replies...Very disturbing. This guy as all the creeps in the photo's need locking up
I hope these pathetic losers' mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, female cousins, girlfriends, wives, coworkers see these are let them know how stupid and foolish they appear. Come on everyone, identify these guys, let the world know what they're doing. Asshats.
If I were those men I would be so ashamed and this guys even pose for the photo
Attracted to how long she looks no doubt. Too bad there wasn't a photo of the license plate.
you probaly find him in a pedo list by the police office, just show the photo
Load More Replies..."Are you sure you want me in your car"? *reaching out for your (fake) weapon in your pocket or handbag*
The point is - this kind of behavior is not only disgusting and pathetic (since it obviously won't work), but it's also reckless, because the girl is a total stranger too, who might trick you and rob you. So.... Think twice before catcalling, freak!
Load More Replies...Ow no, now I am getting mad. I really have a problem with these pervs. Such an old man but with dirty minds. I find all the men who catcall me disgusting and offensive I don't know why. I somehow feel like they think I am a loose cheap women who will jump into their stupid cars or melt when they call me these "nice" names. It really is offensive, my husband doesn't understand when I tell him about it. He thinks I am too sensitive, he is like "they will not do anything, just talk to them and walk away". It is not that i feel highly of myself, I just don't like the inappropriate compliments or advances, nor do I need them.
wow now that just going overboard, a******s like these make me embarrassed to be a guy
Not a single guy her age and none of them look like they've indulged in soap and water in weeks.
I also imagine she was quite "selective" in her postings.
Load More Replies...I've noticed she's dressed plainly and wearing no makeup. Shes doing her up most not to draw attention to herself, but is still being harassed. Theres no stopping these pathetic people.
What's your criteria for desperate rapist? Do you have a picture in your head you compare men's faces to? What do you think an actual rapist looks like?
Load More Replies...Why are the catcallers always so unattractive? Do they actually think it makes them desirable?
Are you seriously commending this type of behavior? How do you ignore it if the problem follows you? This young lady was obviously minding her own business and going about her day. Just because it is common among construction workers doesn't mean it should be accepted. I sense that you have some deep underlying issues that you haven't taken care of yet.
Load More Replies...He must be riding that scooter because his Pedo Van broke down!
Forgive me for , for I know this is a serious matter, but I cannot help but imagine this guy as a runaway character from a British comedy show. Accent, scooter, slightly innapropriate, smile, and just someone you wouldn't want to meet in real life, but sooo funny on a screen in some series or something. Maybe little brittain.
Wild thoughts? He should go find a nice bear to mate with in the woods.
Like these you may alsoo have but yoour ego justifies yours and condemn when in others. Misandry, repentence is needed amnd good, there is aways a chance to becoome better peoples.
Load More Replies...why does this remind me of a Dutch song... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c50n5gZf2ws (translated chorus lyrics: If I ring one time then you're a hot chick If I ring two times then you're a super hot chick If I ring three times with my bike bell then you're the prettiest of the bunch)
Something tells me he's probably a virgin. He wouldn't now what to do with any girl. Perv.
These guys are probably going to go about their day not thinking anything of what effect they had on her. When I was in my mid twenties I used to do this when I was with friends until my sister who's 4 years younger came home crying. It turned out that some guys on her way home from work were wolf whistling and shouting comments out on the street, some were even following her until she went to her friend's house and her friend's dad came out and chased them away. This got me thinking into my behaviour, and I immediately stopped doing this and found new friends to hang out with. Now aged 43, my behaviour in the past still bothers me to this day, hope these guys get their own wake up call really soon.
sometimes we don't see our actions until they are reflected back at us. It takes a strong person to admit what you have here. You're clearly a kind person.
Load More Replies...I know what I would do to him, too... Elbow to the chin, then a knee as he buckles, and a swift kick in the nuts.!
Pathetic losers... I had this exact same problems daily when I was still going to school in Arnhem (NL) with public transport. Now that I have a car I can say I feel liberated!!
If a man is FOLLOWING you, KEEPING you from leaving, or words become violent minded...THEN it's wrong behavior that deserves legal remedies. If a man is wolf whistling, cat calling, tossing rude comments at you, it's just human beings acting rude or even inappropriately. It's not cause to treat them as if they're some kind of evil, warped creature with rape in is heart.
If funny. All these men have ACTUALLY done is to cat call, wolf whistle and make crude sexual comments. And most of the women here have accused them of looking like RAPISTS, CHILD MOLESTERS, PERVERTS, PEDOPHILES, MURDERERS. I think the problem is clear. Unattractive males who express themselves sexually...MUST be evil beings deserving of imprisonment, torture and death.
What kind of sick depraved women are commenting this sections? #LOL
Oh, be still my heart, looks like the last time he took a shower was 2001.
Probably around the same time he bought that shirt XD
Load More Replies...I'm no Casanova, but I'm pretty sure "where are you going alone?" is not a good pick up line. Makes you sounds like a serial killer.
i still don't get it... what do those "latin lover guys" think that's so attractive about them?! that greasy hair?! no thanks... ew.
I'd be very concerned about a man saying that to me... a can of mace might be a handy thing to keep in your handbag.
If funny. All these men have ACTUALLY done is to cat call, wolf whistle and make crude sexual comments. And most of the women here have accused them of looking like RAPISTS, CHILD MOLESTERS, PERVERTS, PEDOPHILES, MURDERERS. I think the problem is clear. Unattractive males who express themselves sexually...MUST be evil beings deserving of imprisonment, torture and death.
Load More Replies...I will never understand why anyone - sadly, usually male - feels they have the right to tell/ask/demand a smile. My expression isn't theirs to control.
Asking you to smile isn't being controlling. And a man DOES have a right to ask you anything he feels like. Demanding, no.
Load More Replies...Clueless men. She's not sad, she's just annoyed that you are following her and bugging her, of course she's not going to be smiling at you. Idiot.
She didn't say he was following her. You just added something extra so you'd have something to argue about.
Load More Replies...Not that I would have thought at at the time, but I would have wanted to say something like "I'm sad because creeps like you keep catcalling me."
oh these guys... why do you think we want to hear this kind of c**p!!!!
This is the only man I find attractive out of the whole bunch, but then I'm gay....
yes because all of us women are just supposed to go around smiling at all the creeps in the world just to please them, disgusting
Some people just have no shame its unbelievable.. it must be very difficult for a very beautiful lady though seriously why are people so brazen and rude?
Sounds like he wanted to eat her, judging by the size of that belly, he probably did! Creep!
This isn't cool -- If it was an attractive man, would it have been better?
Load More Replies...Why would a man with his pregnant wife (you shouldn't be smoking while pregnant, ma'am) cat call another woman? It doesn't make any sense.
His weight doesn't matter. If he was thin and she found him attractive, it still wouldn't be appropriate to cat call her. Just as it is not appropriate to insult his appearance.
Load More Replies...Most of them losers do it to show off in front of their male friends. Most of them need to hear "go p***k themselves". But a lady will not give them the time of day. It also says a lot by the way they were Raised. I am a man and was taught to "respect" all females. I am embarrassed for them and the way they were raised.
Last time someone said that to me, I said, "It's in the phone,book". He replied, "But what's your name?" I replied, "That's in the phone,book, too." As I walked away, his friends were laughing hysterically at him...
Who are you talking to? I've jumped in on this convo
Load More Replies...Although I don't agree with cat calling;I feel like posting content like this only seeks to divide men and women. If you can make women afraid of men, and men afraid of approaching women you can disrupt a setting that would help lead to happy, healthy relationships. Without a stable relationship you can't have a strong family. Divisive propaganda like this is not necessary.
How would this lead to "happy, healthy relationships"?
Load More Replies...I think catcalling is lame. I always felt the best way to get a woman's attention is to not show them any attention at all! Go about your business and make believe they don't exist. It works 10 times better if they find you attractive... They call men who do this "The quiet, mysterious type" Lmao...
No, it is to be friendly. Friends make the best partners. And don't tell me that I don't know what I'm talking about, I think that as a woman I would know what women find attractive.
Load More Replies...Years ago I worked with mechanics. A younger mechanic fresh out of the army told me that his mentor (30 yrs his senior) told him this. "You have to catcall the women going by or the other guys will think you're gay." I think this has more to do with it than we'll ever know.
I've suspected that some men catcall to impress their buddies.
Load More Replies...II get why she’s doing it, but what is it really doing to solve the issue? Taking pictures with cat callers just encourages them to keep doing it... right?
They don't do it to pick us up, they do it to belittle and demean us.
I'm sooo glad you developed ESP and know what's in OTHER folks head now! Men who cat call are trying to belittle or demean you. How can you even say that with a straight face?
Load More Replies...A bunch of men, at a table together. This just amplifies the scariness to me. Bastards.
Yeah that probably was quite scary, I wouldn't want to face one, let alone a whole gang of them!
Load More Replies...They're acting as if she's an object, not a person with feelings....
They still don't have enough "men" there to actually make up one decent human being.
That fear of a groupf of men around a table is the emotional eneergy sucked of by ego. Weak and overi inflated ego know not how to absorb emotional excitment from these sitations.
I can't even say which one of those men is more gross and disgusting than the other.
Drunk anybody can be a dangerous idiot. You hate men or something?
Load More Replies...Does horny mean "wants to stab you in the eyes"? If so, then yes she's super horny.
Because that would be felony and she probably doesn't want to go to jail.
Load More Replies...That whistling is for each other. They know it won't get her attention, but it proves their manhood and humiliates her at the same time. If she ignores it, they get what they want. If she tells them off, it makes them even more proud of themselves. She's documenting it, and if they don't realize what tools they look like, at least everyone who sees them does.
Hope some of these jerks have wives or girlfriends and see this!
Load More Replies...What is the guy at the front doing with the finger and thumb of his left hand? No, please don't answer that!
wonder where she from because where Im from men have a little bit more respect for us women
If I were the bartender there I'd cut them off and send them packing
"Let" is a pretty bold statement. Do you think they ask first? Are we not intimidated and freaked out, afraid that if they already touch us they might punch us or worse if we tell them to f**k off? YES WE ARE! Documenting this c**p the way this young woman does is a good thing. I hope some of these pervs are seen by their mothers, sisters and female friends online and hopefully get yelled at for this cr*p.
Load More Replies...Strangely this happens to me in Germany. (I'm a 47-year-old ugly male.)
I seriously doubt you get the number of catcalls this young woman does..
Load More Replies...She probably didnt ask them to get close but they violated her space anyway like they violated her right to walk in peace
Please show me where a right to walk in peace, in public, is written. In any country.
Load More Replies...I am so disturbed that he is touching you. It makes my skin crawl. Guys have always thought that it is okay to touch my hair and act offended when I tell them not to. Be careful around these predators.
If they are posing for a photo I am sure he was invited. You must just hate men.
Load More Replies...Definitely a perv!!!!!! Women are to be cherished and admired, not hassled and degraded!!!!!
I hope that gash by his eyebrow is from a previous woman he decided to catcall like the single and ignorant fool he is. How many happy couples "how we met" stories ever sound anything like this, "well, I saw her and I immediately decided to whistle and shout obscene and idiotic statements regarding my interest in her. Then, she stopped and smiled gave me her number. Now, we are happily married for 10 years..." 🙄😒 They don't. You know why? That's because catcalling is for those men (or maybe even women) who have to pay in order to receive any sort of human-to-human intimacy...
I strongly reject your last statement. Not for those men only!
Load More Replies...And all the time I was thinking 'well this doesn't happen in Amsterdam... Amsterdam people are polite'. Wrong. 😖
I was hoping to actually see this, so I went to the IG account. Such a disappointment... :/
Load More Replies...That moment when you forget sliding doesn't work on Bored Panda.. *facepalm*
I tried, too XD You see it's Instagram and forget your on BP
Load More Replies...I think this is the only one t hat realizes what is happening he looks embarrassed the others look proud
He's probably in the car with his mom on the way to be treated for STD's!!!!!!
That feeling when you should have a teargas grenade to throw into the car.
Please. They are just being jerks and you want to poison them. You are worse then they are.
Load More Replies...Ok, now I'm convinced that Pennywise looks a lot a lot LESS creepy with his makeup on. :^\
Yeah I was just thinking that. They'll probably think that since she is inviting the ones that do catcall, her, to come up and have a photo with her, they'll probably do it all the more, just to get close to her and have a pic taken :/
Load More Replies...Wonder if the company they work for would like one of these photos!?
Look at the one guy's smug little grin. He must think he's getting his picture taken for her contacts.
it's not even a problem that someone can have a face like this. The problem is that the mind and the soul totally match it
And they're so f*****g stupid, they sit there and smile and don't realize what her selfie means. Idiots.
"Hey girl, where are you going?" ~ "Home" ~ "Can we join? Where do you live? Think we can do fun things together"
"Hey Miss, where's my b******e? I suck. Will you help me? I need help with my diaper." (That may not be an accurate translation.)
these 2 probably were getting raise money long enough to get a car and now make good use of it
I can only hope the cops will one day see this dipsh*t's car swerving while he has his eyes off the road. #PotentialDarwinAwardContender
I'm glad I am not the only one totally fed up ad disgusted by men and their behavior. It seems to be the less educated the worse it gets ....
She looks so young, but that's how most pervs like them. I feel so sorry for her and other women that go through this. I was one of them once upon a time, and I Do NOT miss it a bit.
slight movement by foot and he is in the river. this is what he deserves
On the other hand... I once mentioned this to a lady friend of mine and was surprised to hear her say that she liked it. She said that some guys had really funny lines. This from a girl I went to High School with and who retired as a principal (I don't know whether it was High School or Grammar School).Anyway, I guess some women like it. That makes it tougher for those who don't. Finally, I was surprised to see so many of these guys here. Whistling and comments used to be very common, but I don't remember the last time I saw anyone do it. I thought it just wasn't being done anymore.
Yeah the funny thing about women is that we're people. Funny thing about people. We're ALL DIFFERENT. Some women like Coke, some women like Pepsi. Some women like football, some women hate sports. Some women stay up late, some women are morning people.....well, I think you get the idea. There are all different kinds of human beings in this world and every one of them is different. I live on a boat in the middle of the ocean. I hate being catcalled. I travel for a living. I'll bet there are thousands of different women reading this right now with thousands of different stories and each one feels a thousand different ways. :-D
Load More Replies...Heavily egoic women cannot enjoy men's presence when their behavior when free. It happens because she cannot emotionally respond to any behavior frome men that doens't match a certain social dynamics fashioned approuch. It is a social cancer.
I think what they are trying to project is confidence.
Load More Replies...Dear Maureen Hogan Shanahan, Please stop giving your opinion, no woman appreciates cat calling. It makes us feel wrong and uncomfortable, for many people this leads to rape, do you think that she would want that to happen??? No body asks for this to happen and it is very rude. She is trying to expose cat callers for what they really are...pigs. Oh and I'm sorry if this offends you on any personal leave because the comments you have left on this page are absolutely disgusting and you should be ashamed of yourself. Thank you for your time From a thirteen year old girl
Yeah it's actually scary to be catcalled, I don't think many men (especially the big tall ones) realise how terrifying catcalling is to a little 14-year-old like me
Load More Replies...I've never felt the need to catcall anyone in my life, some people are just born stupid I suppose.
As a man, I would like to apologize for the behavior of these members of my gender. It's so pathetic and so terribly intrusive to your freedom to live a peaceful life while in public. I appreciate your courage to let us see and experience such human yuckiness. It's awful.
F*****g pondscum. Imagine other guys started do this to them. They'd go mad and run home shrieking.
I find it quite sad that after millions of years of human evolution "men" act this way.
Clearly you don't know how evolution works.
Load More Replies...Heavily egoic women cannot enjoy men's presence when their behavior is free of a given social programming type. They've conditioned themselves to just feel confortable and emotionally stimulated by some social dynamics approuch, enything out of this pattenr will be considerd as unvaluable. This is a social cancer waged by stupidity and ignorance, men and women pay with suffering that bill.
Can a guy not just be a gentleman anymore and just offer a girl a flower and walk away anymore that's how you should say you beautiful hey? Dumbass idiots!
Load More Replies...Notice how most of them are short bald men. I see a trend. Cant get any action eh boys?
And middle-aged! Short, bald, dirty, and middle-aged.. wow.. who could say No?! LOL!
Load More Replies...I mean how are they even cat calling... I thought guys only did that because we dress inappropriately.. she had a turtleneck on in one photo... lmao!! This is amazing thank you for posting !! #someguysarejustcreeps!
I'll have to say it though sometimes a girls beauty can be overwhelming and we do feel the need to tell them even though it does us no favours. Beautiful evoke response out of men weather we like it or not. But cat calling. Particularly following and harassment are not the same.
This is wonderful, wish more people did this sort of thing. Maybe some of their friends will give them a bit of social education on how to be decent people :P
Just proves what I have always said 99.9% of all men are trash!!!!??
It’s a shame when a pretty girl walks down the street and has to put up with this kinda bs where are all the real men
I think its fascinating but also a privacy problem. Of course those Idiots get naughty when they see a Girl wih Make Up is perfect, round a*s, skinny legs maybe she wears high heels too. Its in the Male nature to do such distubring things because of the Pheromons. Its like wee see that on Animals. Nothing new for me.
I don't think you understand what pheromone's are.
Load More Replies...So many of these pigs look so proud of themselves. Does this s**t seriously ever work? NO. And how many of these losers were lucky enough to have a gf or wife, and are probably still yelling at young girls. How many have daughters or sisters? Disgusting.
seriously i don't understand why guys do that! Did they really think that work?
"Mom, how did you and Dad meet?" "Well, he yelled, 'Nice tits!' out of a moving car, and I knew he was the one."
Load More Replies...Catcalling is absolutely pathetic, even though holy h*ck she's insanely pretty
She's gorgeous... without makeup. Why do women have to wear makeup Alex? I'm going to let you in on a little secret... WOMEN DO NOT WEAR MAKEUP TO IMPRESS MEN! We wear makeup for ourselves because we want too, we could really give a rat's a*s whether or not men approve of our face and what goes on it.
Load More Replies...You hear about guys displacing the blame onto the women for what they wear, or this and that reason. But how come you rarely ever hear of lesbians doing this to women? Or sexually assaulting other women? I'm a lesbian, and I have never once done something so disrespectful to a woman, regardless of clothing or any other reason. Its repugnant.
Depends on where you live and who you know. I have seen a lot of women yell or whistle at really attractive guys driving or walking. But yes, I agree it's not as common.
Load More Replies...This is why women have to walk around not smiling and being stern--to discourage their cat calling, and then they tell you to smile, or follow you or grab you. It's not about the girl anyway--it's about asserting their dominance, or proving their manhood. Telling them off only makes them happy or aggressive. It's scary behaviour meant to intimidate and humiliate. If these men cannot recognize the hideous pigs they are for this kind of behaviour, at least other men looking at it do.
Pigs are gentle, intelligent and affectionate creatures. The same cannot be said of these creeps. Let's call them for what they are: molesters.
Load More Replies...this would be wonderful! just the thought of how they'd get their asses beaten by their mommas makes me smile
Load More Replies...I live in panama, and everywhere i walk, people are honking their cars or whistling. It happens to a lot of girls i know, and it makes us all feel really uncomfortable.
Lina, fight the culture and imprison Panamanians who dissent. Chaos can't be tolerated.
Load More Replies...To the men that do this...how would you like it if this was your sister or wife?
They don't care. If the MRA creeps weigh in, they'll be howling because "it's a compliment" and raging about how "mean" women are to them. The truth is that this is threatening behaviour. I've been followed down the street by one of these creeps, and I had to duck into a store and go out the back door while calling the police to get rid of him.
Load More Replies...When working at a newspaper, we occasionally had people stop by to try to pick up pictures from us that had appeared in print. More often than not, it was people who had their mugshot from an arrest published. Quite a few were thrilled- it was the most attention the world had ever paid to them. More than one actively tried to think of something else they could do to get their picture in the paper again. Looking at the smiling faces of the guys this woman is trying to shame, I see the same mentality.
As a guy, I don't understand this behavior at all. I'm not saying I wouldn't notice her (I'm no saint) but this type of stuff is so beyond me. And I'm glad to say I've never hung around other guys who catcall.
So many of these pigs look so proud of themselves. Does this s**t seriously ever work? NO. And how many of these losers were lucky enough to have a gf or wife, and are probably still yelling at young girls. How many have daughters or sisters? Disgusting.
seriously i don't understand why guys do that! Did they really think that work?
"Mom, how did you and Dad meet?" "Well, he yelled, 'Nice tits!' out of a moving car, and I knew he was the one."
Load More Replies...Catcalling is absolutely pathetic, even though holy h*ck she's insanely pretty
She's gorgeous... without makeup. Why do women have to wear makeup Alex? I'm going to let you in on a little secret... WOMEN DO NOT WEAR MAKEUP TO IMPRESS MEN! We wear makeup for ourselves because we want too, we could really give a rat's a*s whether or not men approve of our face and what goes on it.
Load More Replies...You hear about guys displacing the blame onto the women for what they wear, or this and that reason. But how come you rarely ever hear of lesbians doing this to women? Or sexually assaulting other women? I'm a lesbian, and I have never once done something so disrespectful to a woman, regardless of clothing or any other reason. Its repugnant.
Depends on where you live and who you know. I have seen a lot of women yell or whistle at really attractive guys driving or walking. But yes, I agree it's not as common.
Load More Replies...This is why women have to walk around not smiling and being stern--to discourage their cat calling, and then they tell you to smile, or follow you or grab you. It's not about the girl anyway--it's about asserting their dominance, or proving their manhood. Telling them off only makes them happy or aggressive. It's scary behaviour meant to intimidate and humiliate. If these men cannot recognize the hideous pigs they are for this kind of behaviour, at least other men looking at it do.
Pigs are gentle, intelligent and affectionate creatures. The same cannot be said of these creeps. Let's call them for what they are: molesters.
Load More Replies...this would be wonderful! just the thought of how they'd get their asses beaten by their mommas makes me smile
Load More Replies...I live in panama, and everywhere i walk, people are honking their cars or whistling. It happens to a lot of girls i know, and it makes us all feel really uncomfortable.
Lina, fight the culture and imprison Panamanians who dissent. Chaos can't be tolerated.
Load More Replies...To the men that do this...how would you like it if this was your sister or wife?
They don't care. If the MRA creeps weigh in, they'll be howling because "it's a compliment" and raging about how "mean" women are to them. The truth is that this is threatening behaviour. I've been followed down the street by one of these creeps, and I had to duck into a store and go out the back door while calling the police to get rid of him.
Load More Replies...When working at a newspaper, we occasionally had people stop by to try to pick up pictures from us that had appeared in print. More often than not, it was people who had their mugshot from an arrest published. Quite a few were thrilled- it was the most attention the world had ever paid to them. More than one actively tried to think of something else they could do to get their picture in the paper again. Looking at the smiling faces of the guys this woman is trying to shame, I see the same mentality.
As a guy, I don't understand this behavior at all. I'm not saying I wouldn't notice her (I'm no saint) but this type of stuff is so beyond me. And I'm glad to say I've never hung around other guys who catcall.
