Do they really believe that someone will like them for it or do they just like making other people uncomfortable?
the purpose is to make someone uncomfortable, it’s a ritual of patriarchal chauvinism.
As others said, I think it’s just the power rush and probably also the subsequent sexual excitement from making someone else sexually uncomfortable.
There’s a way to check someone out or compliment someone on how they look, catcalling ain’t it.
Part of it is doing it in front of other dude friends to reassert your masculinity and define yourself as “one of the fun ones”, part of it is to get joy from making someone uncomfortable in a life where you otherwise have no power (other than making women uncomfortable).
I am sure there are many reasons but one of them, for me, is it must be some sort of power trip. An ego boost perhaps. It is strange and uncomfortable and many who catcall know this but do it anyway.
I have a theory that catcalling is a somewhat socially acceptable way for people with anxiety problems to mask their doubt and get someone’s attention, albeit it’s often harassment rather than genuine connection
What does that mean, someone please explain? Calling someone cats what?
picture a construction worker whistling and saying sexual things to an attractive lady passing by. thats stereotipically what the term is coloquially referring to.
Then it’s because they’re asking to get the shit beaten out of them
Because boys being conditioned to coom at women. Speaking of which, I wonder what Feminists think of No Nut November.
