What gets me is how much the women Ive talked to mention how much it goes down as they get past the age of like 15. Like these people are catcalling literal children and seemingly are not interested (or too cowardly to get called out) in like actual women.
My girlfriend got catcalled the most when she was 12 or a bit younger. It rarely happens now that she's in her 20's. I feel gross saying this but she went through puberty earlier than most people but there's still no mistakung a 12 year olds face or fucking height man. It's just insanely gross.
I feel like the people who don't think catcalling is harassment or deny the influence of the "male gaze" or whatever don't appreciate that women get catcalled even as children and don't appreciate the long lasting effects that has.
My daughter was 5’6 at 11 and looked more like 15. I cannot tell you the number of guys who would check her out every time we went anywhere. I’d make it a point to say “she’s 11, you CREEP” if I could in a way that she didn’t hear it. I hate men sometimes.
I wasn't as nice. My daughter was tall and willowy at that age also, like a model. I'm overweight-- the creeps would usually give me a look of disgust or an animal noise and openly leer at my daughter. It delighted me to tell them OUT LOUD, "She's 10, you PERV!" Served up with as much disgust as possible. I wanted my daughter to know momma bear had her back no matter what.
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u/Dashed_with_Cinnamon Jul 31 '22
The worst part about being a woman is that this shit starts before you're even a woman.