It's also a red flag showing girls that like.. "This is your future" - It's being reaffirmed too, as a "pride pin" which is absolutely disgusting.. it's no wonder so many young women don't want to be women.
I remember when a trans women acquaintance joked that the first time she was cat-called was her "right of passage" into womanhood. She's not wrong. I was first cat-called at 14. Message was loud & clear: now that you're developing, you get to endure lewd remarks from grown men.
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The worst part is when people argue "it's a compliment!" Yeah, one that my 14 year old self didn't ask for from a group of middle-aged men. They could have had daughters my age for fucks sake.
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Jesus Christ. Wtf did I just read?
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I know not all men are toxic: I'm in a relationship with a wonderful man. I just don't see why a teenage girl had to endure being asked to show her tits to a group of older men.
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I was first cat-called at around 11. I might have been even younger than that, I can't remember my age but I remember very well what I was wearing and my clothes were sending an obvious message: I am a child.
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That's disgusting, I'm sorry you had to experience that.
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When I was young I complained to my dad about wolf whistling. His reply - you’d be unhappy if they didn’t. Yep folks there is it. Straight from a person who is supposed to support us. No Wonder Woman find it hard to fight against.
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Yes, but cat-calling by men is validating to these characters. To us, it’s frightening.
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