This is spot on. We just don't want that kind of attention. Especially if we're alone. Especially if we're just out for a run. Especially when we're just trying to get to our car after work. Especially……well any time, really. How do you think it feels to be a girl on her own, suddenly realizing some unfamiliar man has his eye on you? You don't know him, what he's thinking, or what he'll do. At best, it's uncomfortable; at worst, it's frightening.

It's sad how true this is.

AND DON'T TELL ME TO SMILE! Fuck off, if I wanted to smile I would.

I am a man and I am embarrassed, have to say cat-calling is not something I do. I would though like to apologies on behalf of the those who do... think I will have a think about how to spread this message

When I was 19, I was standing by our broke down car while my ex husband was across the road at a gas station trying to get help. A man drove by slowly and told me, "You got a nice rack there girl." When I shakenly told my ex what had happened he accused me of enjoying the attention. It's sad how many men actually BELIEVE we do/should appreciate it.

This is why i have resting bitch face... No one likes to cat call a bitchy looking girl. This is also why I speed walk EVERYWHERE. No eye contact, pretend like I'm texting or listening to music. This is why I'm an introvert.

What people don't seem to understand when we (or "I", I'm not trying to speak for all women, but I think this is generally true) complain about catcalling and it NOT being a compliment or friendly or in any way good, is that a person who smiles at me and says "good morning" doesn't get the finger from me. The men SHOUTING at me from all the way across the street get the finger. Like, it's really impolite to yell at someone in public no matter what you're saying. Sometimes it's for a good reason, like if you dropped your wallet and a man is yelling for you to stop to give it back... then you're scared for ten seconds but it ends up being fine. Being yelled at when there's no clear end-game, when it's clearly not an attempt even to hit on you, just to tell you LOUDLY how they feel about how you look or how you SHOULD look, FOR THEM, it is absolutely nothing but intimidating and scary, and very, very rude.

My response to cat calling is always "What would you do if someone said that to your mother?"

It doesn't always work, but when it does, that look on their face is what I like to call 'Enlightened Embarrassment'.

Hold your "compliments" please. They feel like intimidation.

I've gained weight over the past few years and cat calls have dwindled off and stopped altogether (although another kind of people, you should be more healthy!,have popped up) and I've seen a lot of this on Buzzfeed about cat calling and I've been thinking "Glad I don't have to worry about that anymore" Then yesterday I was walking home from the gym and this guy leaned out his car window sped passed and yelled "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBS" And it came crashing back just how uncomfortable and low things like that can make you feel. I guess there's no escaping it and as I work to lose weight and get fit again knowing that there's more of that at the other end is discouraging.