That's nonsense. Nobody has an obligation to acknowledge her at all. That some people acknowledge her attractiveness doesn't take anything away. It's a bonus, it's giving her something she didn't have. They could have said nothing at all.A problem is that catcalling her is that it emphasizes only her physical attractiveness. The catcaller is attentive only to her physical attributes; the catcall says nothing about her other aspects. It doesn’t recognize her intelligence, communication skills, or other attributes of a holistic person. Catcalling boils down a woman to one attribute, her physical beauty. In that way, it dehumanizes women by not acknowledging them as whole persons.
Is it ?Here’s a picture of an attractive woman:
I beg to differ. I find her rather unappealing.
That's just trite.A problem is that catcalling her is that it emphasizes only her physical attractiveness. The catcaller is attentive only to her physical attributes; the catcall says nothing about her other aspects. It doesn’t recognize her intelligence, communication skills, or other attributes of a holistic person. Catcalling boils down a woman to one attribute, her physical beauty. In that way, it dehumanizes women by not acknowledging them as whole persons.
"Catcalling" as a general concept, something like "making a comment (mostly of sexual nature) to a person passing by".
Maybe I didn't make that clear enough, but it's more about the "idealized" version of it, yelling out of a car while driving by probably isn't the best way of doing it.
Maybe I didn't make that clear enough, but it's more about the "idealized" version of it, yelling out of a car while driving by probably isn't the best way of doing it.
THAT would be extremely annoying. Why would I want random strangers to introduce themselves to me?
How about we read women's reaction when "catcalled" and just stop doing it when their body language and overall reaction (like, ignoring you) clearly implies that she is not flattered / interested at all?
I think the most significant problem about catcalling is not "oh no we cannot compliment women anymore" but people (men) not knowing when to stop because they never needed to learn.
When it happens all the time? Yeah.
Well you can't deny a lot of women respond positively to "jerks".@civver_764
"Hey Baby"
"Hey Mami"
"Somebody's acknowledging your beauty, you should say thank you"
*Guy blatantly staring at her butt* saying "Damn"
Yeahhhh, that all looks like stuff only jerks would say and do.'
I've looked up a few definitions of catcalling just now, and that's not at all what they describe it as. The articles I had read also don't only refer to "lews and loud behavior", it seems like you're having a very specific definition that doesn't catch the whole thing.
No, it would still be a term that perfectly describes "complimenting another person in public". The negative association that you seem to assume automatically could easily be added via an adjective ("unwanted catcalling"/"aggressive catcalling" etc.) in a world that has found ways to make most catcalling be intended and perceived as a positive thing.
Well you can't deny a lot of women respond positively to "jerks".