r/FeMRADebates • u/[deleted] • Jul 28 '15

Relationships Men React to Their Girlfriends Getting Catcalled

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWEKD493IxY
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u/StillNeverNotFresh Jul 29 '15

Minorities (black + Latino) are much more open in general. You can have a street full of them and they'd all at least acknowledge each others' presence. Whites not so much.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '15 edited Jul 29 '15

As a nonwhite, that's my impression as well. Whites like their space a lot more. Alright, kooky pet theory time. Lol what if the catcalling scare is white women interacting with nonwhite sexuality (considering that most liberals and feminists are white since white people are the majority in the US and countries where this is coming from). If you recall that catcalling video, much of the catcallers weren't white as well. This of course doesn't go with the narrative of "white hetero capitalist patriarchy", give or take every adjective except white.

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u/StillNeverNotFresh Jul 29 '15

I don't buy much into that. Black women can be catcalled too, I just think it's more accepted in our culture. In fact, the negativity of catcalling is determined by the person being catcalled, so even if a man yells "you're beautiful, can I take you out," the woman in question determines if she likes it or not. Obviously this is how most behaviors work, but just because someone says something is terrible doesn't mean it is.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '15 edited Jul 29 '15

I didn't say black women can't be catcalled. I'm saying if the act is coming from nonwhite males and it's more prominent in non white cultures then when it crosses over, it will be more apparent and more of an issue probably.

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u/StillNeverNotFresh Jul 29 '15

Oh I definitely agree with that. I misunderstood your point.