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It O. K For Men And Boys To Comment On Women And Women In The Street?

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Mychael Thompson
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Is it O.K for men and boys to comment on women and girls in the street?

I truthfully think it depends on the comment. While a man going up to a woman and saying something along the lines of “Hey, I like your necklace!” Is acceptable and friendly, a man going up to a woman and saying, “Hey, nice boobs!” Is gross and unacceptable. In this essay I’ll be going over the reasons why I think men “catcall”, what kind of effect it has in woman, and the steps we can take from stopping people from catcalling.

First off, why? I think one of the biggest reasons men catcall is to impress their friend. Going back to what I said earlier, if a man told a woman that he liked his necklace that may be considered cheesy or “gay” by his friends. But when a man yells “Hey, nice boobs!” the friends will most likely join in and laugh about what was said. I don’t think many men catcall, expecting the woman to turn around and fall in love with them. They think of it more as a way to fit in with his friends. …show more content…

Street harassment does not positively affect woman, though some people think that they should take it as compliments. A study by the university of Melbourne in Australia showed that the woman in study, when catcalled had a “substantial increase in self objectification”. Women are people, not objects that we can treat like they’re just here for our pleasure, and when men catcall, they show woman that they’re nothing more than objects for their

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