Examples at The Guardian:
Managed to stop white van full of men mid-catcall by shoving a big powdery donut into my mouth then smiling with mouth full.In my view, the best response to anything involving a stranger on the street is to absolutely ignore it, and in most social situations it's a look of pity or a glance upward with the half shake of the head that means I'm going to pretend you didn't say that.
Guy on train after I asked him to move his bag off seat: "Why don't you grab my cock?" Me: "I didn't bring any tweezers."
A friend heard a guy shout 'Sit on my face!' at a girl who replied 'Why, is your nose bigger than your dick?' AMAZING!
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But what if it isn't "actually harassment"? It's been my experience that most women like catcalls from construction workers.
I'm curious to hear what the women here think.
There's no point in engaging with idiots. When you do, they got in your head.
I forget harassment immediately. It's not worth the energy.
"It's been my experience that most women like catcalls from construction workers."
Troll? Or sarcasm? Oh, internet, you make it so hard to tell . . .
I'm reminded of Miss Manners' advice about inadvertent bodily noises. There are some socially acceptable ones - burping, sneezing, coughing - which can be banished with a magical incantation like, "Excuse me." Then there are unacceptable noises, which she will not mention, "chiefly because they are unmentionable... these are noises that are acknowledged by neither the noisemaker nor the noise recipient, because socially they do not exist." A conspiracy of silence is the only acceptable response.
Treating catcalls as somewhere on a level with farts does not seem like a terrible idea to me.
I just ignore them.
If they respond verbally, lots of catcallers are going to think they're flirting.
Managed to stop white van full of men mid-catcall by shoving a big powdery donut into my mouth then smiling with mouth full.
Now, that's sexy. There should be a web site for it. Probably already is.
Sorry, I laughed out loud at the tweezer comment. I would think making that statement in a loud voice on a public bus would be quite effective.
Damn, there's a lot of bozos on this bus/subway car/street...
As I've recounted here before, an old bag lady on the subway once said to me, "Jews: big noses, little dicks."
My not exactly snappy come-back was, "I'm not Jewish".
Altogether sad, really.
EDH said...
As I've recounted here before, an old bag lady on the subway once said to me, "Jews: big noses, little dicks."
Try: Maybe if you were better looking they'd get bigger.
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