Comments on: Quit it With the Cat Calls! http://collegecandy.com/2008/05/20/quit-it-with-the-cat-calls/ Advice on student style, collegiate dating discussion guides, relationship advice and women's studies. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:57:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ethnic Avenue http://collegecandy.com/2008/05/20/quit-it-with-the-cat-calls/#comment-56555 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:07:43 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/9048#comment-56555 I have to agree with catcalling_man on this one. A catcall is one thing. Harassment is another. I definitely don’t endorse the latter.

But don’t be too quick to wish the catcalls away, cuties. One thing is for sure: one day sooner than you think, you’ll wake up, go outside, and not get a single one.

In our society, beauty has ENORMOUS benefits. But it also comes with some minor inconveniences. Think of the uncomfortable moments as a small price to pay for: the better table at a restaurant, extra olives on your salad, or better jobs and pay than your less pretty, chubbier sisters.

~W

(Ethnicavenue dot com)

]]> By: catcalling_man http://collegecandy.com/2008/05/20/quit-it-with-the-cat-calls/#comment-32177 Tue, 12 May 2009 16:58:18 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/9048#comment-32177 Lighten up ladies, jeez. If you weren't getting catcalled, you'd be complaining about that too.

Granted, the guys following you is over the top and you should've called 9/11. And especially the guy who tried to run you off the road. These peeps would fall into the .0001% of active catcallers.

Just take it as a compliment and quit being prudes. You ladies like to dress up and look good. We guys like to let you know we think you succeeded. Trust me, when you're old and not being catcalled you'll miss it. Until then, I'll continue to applaud all the fine art walking around.

]]> By: Kaley http://collegecandy.com/2008/05/20/quit-it-with-the-cat-calls/#comment-10091 Tue, 27 May 2008 12:28:25 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/9048#comment-10091 It is pretty bad in Spain, where I was studying abroad. The problem I had was I didn't always understand EXACTLY what they were saying so that fact alone made me more nervous.

]]> By: Jessica http://collegecandy.com/2008/05/20/quit-it-with-the-cat-calls/#comment-10090 Wed, 21 May 2008 18:07:55 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/9048#comment-10090 I think it comes down to the idea of long hair. Guys that do that cat calling generally associate certain 'girly' things with sex and hoping to get some.

When it comes down to it the guys that do that cat calls are just gross, like Nina said. And it makes girls feel well gross!

]]> By: Claire http://collegecandy.com/2008/05/20/quit-it-with-the-cat-calls/#comment-10089 Wed, 21 May 2008 00:07:42 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/9048#comment-10089 Elle, that is SO true! Short hair really does deter unwanted male attention. I used to have super short hair and never had to worry about stuff like that, but since I've started growing my hair out and dying it something other than my natural brown, I get all kinds of icky attention. Blech!

]]> By: Nina http://collegecandy.com/2008/05/20/quit-it-with-the-cat-calls/#comment-10088 Tue, 20 May 2008 21:47:26 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/9048#comment-10088 And all the guys who do that are old/poor/creepy/unattractive. Every time I get a cat call I die a little inside and keep wondering if I look like someone that they think will actually get them somewhere.

]]> By: Erica - Kent State http://collegecandy.com/2008/05/20/quit-it-with-the-cat-calls/#comment-10087 Tue, 20 May 2008 19:47:25 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/9048#comment-10087 Amen! Walking home from work yesterday, two older (as in like, 65+) men were waving/yelling at me from across the street. When I crossed their path, the one said, "You have a BEAUTIFUL smile." I was frowning the whole time.

]]> By: Elle http://collegecandy.com/2008/05/20/quit-it-with-the-cat-calls/#comment-10086 Tue, 20 May 2008 16:26:55 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/9048#comment-10086 Ever since I cut off all of my long hair — it's shorter than my brother's now — all the catcalls have stopped.

]]> By: jes http://collegecandy.com/2008/05/20/quit-it-with-the-cat-calls/#comment-10085 Tue, 20 May 2008 13:20:28 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/9048#comment-10085 Yeah I lived in Houston when I was little and these creepy guys actually tried to run me and my hot mom off the road when we ignored them on the freeway one time… those guys should go to jail.

]]> By: kaTie http://collegecandy.com/2008/05/20/quit-it-with-the-cat-calls/#comment-10084 Tue, 20 May 2008 12:38:28 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/9048#comment-10084 Guys, never follow a girl around to try to pick her up or pay her a compliment!!! That is so rude, and might as well be criminal. I thought I was going to be on 6 o'clock news under the headline, "Parking Lot Murder at Marshalls!!!" Sheesh!

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