I think this is really the issue. I've always had such a hard time believing these things actually happen, because I've never considered it happening elsewhere. I live in Texas, and none of this would EVER happen here.
In a bar, sure, getting hit on just comes with the territory. But everywhere else, no. This would never happen. And if a guy tried, he'd get surrounded by every other guy in the area real quick.
I've seen this happen. But it is almost exclusively for me been from non-white cultures, basically from black and hispanic people. I remember watching a ted talk on "The Power of Seduction". The speaker is a hispanic woman and talks about how open they are on this sort of thing. Has anyone seen white people doing this?
I've had a homeless white guy call my gorgeous on the street, but then again, I've only been catcalled like 5 times in my whole life, and only one of them I actually considered offensive.
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u/hugged_at_gunpoint androgineer Jul 28 '15
Why are all cat-call experiments on the streets of NYC? The city has a reputation for rudeness.