15 Men Talk About Why They Catcall Women
I asked some random guys at a busy park over lunch if they ever do this — and why. I didn’t ask them “why do you catcall” because I figured they wouldn’t want to be associated with a negative term, I simply asked, “do you ever talk to or interact with women you don’t know on the street? Why?” Here’s what I found. (I decided not to include names.)
1.
“I’ve never done this and I’ve never seen one of my friends do it. It’s gross.”
2.
I don’t do it when I’m alone, but when I’m with a group of guys I feel pressured to do it. I want to impress them and seem like I talk to women all the time.
3.
“I see a pretty lady, I tell her she’s pretty.”
4.
“Because sometimes the girl is flattered and comes up and talks to me and we hang out.”
5.
“I give her a compliment, it helps her feel good.”
6.
“It’s about being a man and showing that you like women.”
7.
“I appreciate the female body.”
8.
“I’ve only done it when I’m drunk, like in the back of a taxi on my way home or something. At that point I’m just an asshole acting like an asshole. It’s not like I think the girl is going to come over and get in the taxi with me.”
9.
“Girls usually smile when I give them a compliment while walking by. I like giving compliments.”
10.
“I do it because if they smile then I know I’ve still got it.”
11.
“It’s just something to do, women like it. Some act bitchy about it, but most of them like it.”
12.
“Once a woman whistled at me from a passing car, I felt like a stud! But I’ll never do this to a woman, at least in front of anyone I might know.”
13.
“Where else do you meet women?”
14.
“I’ve met a lot of women this way. You know they’re friendly girls if they respond to you like that. I like friendly girls.”
15.
“I always talk to strangers, men and women. I talk to everyone. If I see someone walking by that I want to get to know, I’m gonna stop them.”