There’s something about summer in the city that turns perfectly normal men into animals.
A little something involving a combination of miniskirts, breezy summer dresses, low cute denim short shorts combined with thong sandals that turns men into cat-calling apes.
Oh who am I kidding, Philly men find something to hoot and holler about no matter the season. However, it’s bad enough the rest of the year, but in the summer it’s worse.
“Hey baby! Want a ride?”
“Hey beautiful, you look sexy today!”
“Want my number sweetheart?”
These (and worse) are thrown at any female of any appearance who dares walk down the sidewalk starting from North Philadelphia’s Broad and Olney and ending way past South Philly’s Citzen’s Park somewhere.
It reminds me of Pakistan or India. There youth regularly harass women who aren’t ‘conservative’ enough, etc.
Thus proving that stupid men are universal.
I have noticed a new trend in catcalling, however. While it was previously limited to black males (who think they are sooooooo smooth) and white frat boy types (who also think they are sooooo smooth), diversity has come to the catcaller.
May I introduce you to the Asian catcaller? The Asian catcaller is a second generation American who “keeps it real” and isn’t afraid to let lil’ mama know it. And all this time I though Asians men weren’t into women from the subcontinent. I learn something new every day…..
On a side note, it is quite humorous when you ignore someone who you think is simply ‘appreciating’ you but actually is an acquaintance ‘appreciating’ you.
This happened twice yesterday as I walked from 4th and Bainbridge to 15th and Market.
I’m walking down Walnut and 17th and this jerk keeps yelling. I ignore him for an entire block to find him walking beside me. This alarms me and I wheel around, preparing for a thorough tongue-lashing. Then I realize it was actually the MVP from Temple’s Basketball’s team, who I had tutored a few semesters ago. (“Not interested, man. Good seeing you again!”)
Lol.
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I appriciate in silence, like at the Art Museum…
^^^ Hahaha nice, RSR.
It’s not exclusive to Philly (or the Subcontinent)
“And all this time I though Asians men weren’t into women from the subcontinent. I learn something new every day…..”
You’d be surprised. Or maybe you just never noticed until they started taking to cat calling.
well duh. men are way more visually stimulated than women. it’s the way we’re hardwired, i’m afraid. Hoping for men to not notice all those yummy parts exposed by “miniskirts, breezy summer dresses, low cute denim short shorts combined with thong sandals ” is unrealistic.
That said, catcalling and other forms of harassment are crude and primitive. “Ape” was a good choice of words.
i’m not much of a catcaller myself.
I prefer to appreciate in silence.
man, i love women in the summer.
lol… @ the last bit. whatta low blow.
Hahaha
A point of historical information: “cat calls” are expressions of displeasure which are meant to be derisive and which were thought to have been introduced by the groundlings of the 16th century Globe Theatre – actors and athletes (as well as the occasional teacher) still live in constant fear of them – cat calls, that is, not the groundlings. What you are referring to is more aptly – and traditionally – defined as “wolf whistling.”
Now, of course, I’m not suggesting that this information should, in any way, mitigate the impact or the dead-on accuracy regarding your “ape” assessment of men, but you should be assured – though not necessarily comforted – by the knowledge that the assorted grunting and, doubtless, other indecipherable noises you are being subjected to, are not thought to be derisive or insulting – at least not by the source of limited brain energy that is producing those noises. But should you want to take assertive action to discourage this kind of behavior, I’ve been told that tazers have been know to work wonders in these situations.
i swear, on weeks like this i wish i’d been born a bonobo.
I had to google that. Silly Brendan.