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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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.
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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It's spine chilling. When it gets argued as being a "compliment" that you're pretty, attractive or even being outright told you're eyecandy. What kind of 14 year old wants to be looked at in such a way by men who probably have daughters her age, some even older!
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I was 13 when a police man flirted with me instead of answering my question. But I didn't perceive it at all at having something to do with me, only him. I felt he was so off and out of line, laughing at me for becoming so puzzled. It's gross but their problem, not mine-saved me.
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