2014-2015 , there have been many articles ,videos, commentaries, blogs, radio shows, & on social media.. done by anti- harassment groups, on "Cat Calling " & " No Cat Calling Zones "
Controversy.. to say the least.
And it seems to be a growing concern.

Here are just a few examples.
In all test/ studies (that I have seen) the women are American, (a woman from Cairo, also made one while visiting, just Google ) or are college students, & are walking in major Metropolitan cites, like NewYork.
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Woman Hears Over 100 Cat Calls Walking Through NYC http://www.wsj.com/video/woman-hears-over-100-cat-calls-walking-through-nyc/5ABE5229-EE45-4C41-AD68-710E8A2EB6F9.html/

VIDEO: Men watch as their girlfriends get catcalled while walking in New York City | abc7.com http://abc7.com/society/men-watch-as-their-girlfriends-get-catcalled-while-walking-in-new-york-city/889249

Newly hung signs declare Philadelphia, New York ‘no-catcall zones’ http://mobile.philly.com/blogs/?wss=/philly/blogs/trending/&id=300338901&/
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TODAY

The Daily Tar Heel :: Letter: Catcalling article failed to call out men http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2015/09/letter-catcalling-article-failed-to-call-out-men/

article failed to call out men
| PUBLISHED 09/25/15 12:11AM

TO THE EDITOR:

In a recent article about a student project mapping out catcalling on campus, there was no mention of the perpetrators: men. Instead, the author wrote that catcalling “has affected hundreds of students.” It is as if the catcalls come from out of thin air. It is no secret that the overwhelming majority of catcallers are men and that it is a problem women have to worry about.

But journalists and many advocates talk about sexual harassment by using the passive voice and in ways that mask the perpetrators. Rape, domestic violence and sexual harassment are all gendered acts rooted in sexism. It is critical to name who is doing what to whom. We cannot change a problem that we cannot name.

A helpful way to name the perpetrators when talking about this type of behavior is by describing it as a form of “male-pattern violence.” I encourage everyone to name the perpetrators of male-pattern violence so that we can have a conversation about what real violence prevention might look like.

Corey Frost

Graduate student

School of Law



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I carry a state by state AND a Canadian provincial government approved compliment guidelines card (laminated of course)just in case I see an attractive woman that I might want to approach.

In cases where alcohol is available, I have a representative from my lawyers office accompany me, just in case I need a sober interpreter who can 'correct' any potentially offensive messaging I may wish to convey.

It's expensive at $150 an hour, but it beats the old fashioned method of asking any potential 'victim' of a compliment to please furnish (in writing) a list of words or phrases she may find offensive. That was always somewhat time consuming, was usually a woefully incomplete list, and invariably still led to some kind of offense being committed......

Well that's where we're headed folks. I understand being offended and embarrassed if some guy is being a pig. I was brought up better than that, and I'm sure most men were as well. Women have always had the option of giving you the finger, telling you to f-off, chucking a drink in your face, or making a small penis joke in front of your buddies or other women. Perfect solutions? No. Entertaining solutions? Hell, yeah. lol

Unfortunately we are at the point where "Oh, you look nice." is now an offense punishable with a year in jail, along with Twitter rants directed at you such as "Oh WHY does she look nice,huh you pig?", or "Oh, does she usually NOT look nice? You saying she's ugly you misogynist SOB?" Maybe I'm engaging in 'nice shaming' by drawing attention to the fact that someone is simply attractive to look at? I have committed the sin of objectification!!

OMG!!!! RUN FOR THE HILLS!!! I SAID SOMETHING NICE!!! AAAAHHHHHHH!!!

Hooray, for political correctness run amuck.

Yippy! an' stuff.