... I was catcalled a few weeks ago by a construction crew while biking with my 10yo DAUGHTER. It occurred to me that they might have been catcalling her. It REALLY made me mad. ...
Has anyone NOT been catcalled while out exercising?
I was catcalled a few weeks ago by a construction crew while biking with my 10yo DAUGHTER. It occurred to me that they might have been catcalling her. It REALLY made me mad.
Truth be told, I have had many times where I've come across men while I'm out exercising who just give me the heebs. It's pretty disconcerting that we, as women, don't truly feel safe if we are out there alone.
Oh, I heard that! That was crazy. How were those guys so delusional??
But I'm not of the mindset that what a woman wears give men the right to harass them or that it is somehow their fault .
Every woman wears them to the gym so I feel compelled to wear them too.
Life's too short to give a **** what other people think when 1) you're not hurting them and 2) they're not in a position of power over you (like a boss at work).
I actually run outdoors in the early morning because I think that on the whole, there are fewer jerks outside being jerks at 5:30am.
I actually run outdoors in the early morning because I think that on the whole, there are fewer jerks outside being jerks at 5:30am.
I sometimes ponder whether my size is a subconscious attempt to avoid having these sorts of experiences. I haven't been cat called in a long time. I think I'm pretty much invisible to the male gaze.
The prologue and first act of this This American Life episode is interesting - and demoralizing. A woman interviews the men who catcall, thinking she could convince them that women don't appreciate it and are even frightened by it - without much success. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/603/once-more-with-feeling
It's funny, I mean okay I'm not a supermodel, but I can't remember ever being catcalled or harassed in Seattle. I was shocked when, in my 20s, I went on a long trip to Italy and men did this (and even got really close, kind of in a swarm sometimes) when I wore, say, a t shirt and leggings. On my travel days I wore my hiking boots and hiking pants (I was headed to the Alps eventually) no one looked twice at me. Then no one harassed me in Switzerland or Austria. But Italy if I was dressed in non-baggy clothes, holy hell.
This might help. Survey was posted on Facebook on Nov. 29.Do you have the original linking page for this? Want to pass it along.
Yes, I really can't remember being harassed while skiing, even back when I was only 140 pounds and wearing purple stretch pants.
That's brave of you, isn't it still dark then? That's another sad thing you hear: "Why was she out at 5:30 alone?" No, why was a predator being a predator?!