Yesterday I was walking in a residential area of a place I didn’t know and there was a guy walking a bit behind me. And I hear him say in a very soft voice, “Hey beautiful, what’s your name?”
Obviously most people would be made uncomfortable by some random person doing this.
Then I heard weird tutting noises, the kind you make to an animal.
I turn around, and this guy is actually knelt down petting a black cat and talking to them, paying no attention to me at all. it was actually really sweet :).
I don’t approve of catcalling, I’ve had some upsetting experiences, but this was a really nice exception đ
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I guess thats why they call it âcatcallingâ đ
https://xkcd.com/1763/
I had this happen to me once. I was out walking with headphones on, and a guy across the street said âyouâre absolutely beautifulâ and whistled. Then ran toward me!
I was like âhell noâ and I was ready to tell him off when I realized he wasnât actually coming at me, he was going past me.
I didnât see it because it was in the bush â but it was a pretty little kitty.
I burst out laughing and he stopped short like he just realized there was another person anywhere near him. For a moment, it was like watching two humans notice there were other humans on the planet for the very first time.
The cat, despite all of the general confusion around it, seemed completely unfazed by two humans seemingly shocked at the existence of each other and it.
This was nearly 25 years ago now, and I still remember it vividly because it was the one time I experienced catcalling in my vicinity and I absolutely think it was the best moment of my life as opposed to just leaving me feeling icky.
Honestly, a man doing *that* kind of cat-calling is like 1000% more likely to get favorable interest from any women who see it, IMHO.
Iâd like to propose that we as a society reject cat calling and instead institute a system where we tell strange women how cute their dog is.
Dogcalling if you will.
I’d swear you encountered my husband, but I’ve been with him since Sunday (on a trip, doing everything together) and he has only been “hey gorgeous”-ing dogs (we’ve encountered no outdoor cats on this trip). Still got a few funny looks from people before they realized he was talking to their dogs.
This is a proven and tested method. I have pet several kittys, using this technique.
I walk my cats. Have only received one comment from a nasty man who thought he was clever. I was prepared however đ
Only if there’s an actual kitty involved!
As someone who has had people slow down while driving past just to tell me how beautiful my dog is, I approve lol
This is adorable! I also love the guy whose reels I see on Instagram who does “polite catcalling” — he goes places with a megaphone and a sign that says “polite catcalling” and yells out things to people of all genders like “hey, you look like you know how to fold a fitted sheet!” and “you look like you could tell me what’s wrong with my car’s engine!” It cracks me up every time.
Iâm a professional puppy whisperer. 7/10 strays will come up to me for pets, scritches, maybe a bite to eat. I routinely scold them for fighting, or sleeping on the street in places where they are likely to get run over. I get weird looks⌠but who cares!!!
I once saw a flowchart about if catcalling is okay, with the punchline being that the only two options leading to yes was âyou have an existing relationship and she has explicitly told you that she would enjoy this kind of attention from you, in this contextâ and âyouâre talking about an actual cat.â
Part of the reason I raise my voice several octaves while talking to animals. Hard for women to mistake me catcalling them rather than talking to the 120 pound puppy