Lovelyish

Usually icy glare, unless the guy doing it is really really hot, lol. Then I smile and say “hi”. But usually the guys who do that aren’t hot, lol.

I ignore it or, sometimes, if I am in a bad mood, I will whistle back at them and ask them to show me their jugs.

I don’t get catcalls ;___;

But when I do I usually just ignore them. I’m so unusual so I end up feeling scared.

@betterdesigned@xanga -  Haha!! Nice.

Honestly, I just smile to myself and feel thankful that someone appreciates how I look.

I don’t do anything to lead them on (unless it happens to be someone I would consider dating), but I also don’t start needless drama about “respecting women as people and not objects” unless it is really offensive..

I just keep walking, really.

if it’s polite , a thank you. If not, ignore it.
Chauvinists can be flattering!

if its crude enough, i respond with a good old fashioned middle finger. (its happened more times than i can count, guys can be pigs)

if its a basic “hey baby” i usually ignore it.

if its a genuinely polite compliment like “i just wanted to tell you that you’re beautiful” i say thanks. that’s only really happened a few times. most guys aren’t that polite.

I quickly do something stupid to make myself seem unattractive. Or act like a man and make them question their sexuality XD

@EdieUnderground@xanga - LOOOOOOOOOL!

Usually ignore! Unless, they’re really attractive, then maybe a smile ;P

Its just w.e. I used to like the attention when I was younger, but now, I’d rather not be checked out as I’m walking down the street. It makes me feel kinda insecure :S

I don’t respond to them haha

I ignore them.  And probably blush a lot.

i laugh politely, as if it amuses me. which it does. unless they say something directly to me, then i’ll probably say hi or thanks as needed.

not gon lie. makes my day haha.

They usually receive a dirty look, if they’re being particuarly obnoxious. If they’re not too annoying and I’m in a good mood, I might just smile at them or simply ignore them. lol

My sister is awesome… whenever a guy catcalls her or just stares at her in general, she makes direct eye contact with them and stares at them until they look away. It never ceases to creep them out. lol

I ignore them and walk on by.

I usually ignore it. If I’m in a good mood, I’ll look back and smile. If I’m in a shit mood, I’ll flip them off. It’s a little bit creepy when you’re my age and you have old men checking you out.

Ignore it, unless the guy is hot.

Pretend I don’t noticeeeee =D

i ignore it every time.
seriously, who can say their fantastic, long relationship started because they responded to a cat call?

a third finger works great. seriously, what do these lowlifes think they are gonna get out of a catcall? like i will run over and embrace them and have sex with them on the spot…

I usually laugh, sometimes I’ll wave.

@jillstarr@xanga - hahahaha, Middle Finger do work well!  i just show off mine last saturday night LOL coz they were offensive.

but well usually i just smile or just say thanks.

i always ignore them.

i love how this picture is of construction workers checking out the girls. because it’s always them ahah

Ignore it. I don’t even turn to see if they are good looking; to me, it’s rude and a little too demeaning. I’m not a hunk of meat and anyone who doesn’t have the decency to come up and actually talk to me to better express whatever it is they think doesn’t even deserve an icy glare.

Haha like everyone else, ignore. 

Depends on who it is. If it is some lame high school boy hanging out at the mall I’ll make him feel like crap. But usually just ignore.

@KelseaPhobia@xanga - Agreed.

I laugh.

I actually don’t mind as long as they are not super creepy or stalkerish.

It’s kind of awesome. It’s kind of freaky. I guess I like that though lol

Ignore them.

Depends on what I’m feeling.  If I’m in a hurry or in a ok mood that day, I ignore them.  If I’m in a not so sober mood, I might blow a kiss at them for fun.  But if I’m not in a good mood, it’s the usual stream of swearing in Russian and Cantonese in addition to English/flipping them off/telling them to suck my dick.  Yeah, like that.

I usually just laugh and ignore them. 

Just read a scientific article on this: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100318093303.htm
“Sexism: Cat-calls are detrimental to everyone”

I just ignore them because only ill mannered men make such comments to women. Goodness, they’re not in a strip club.

i ignore it … there are other ways to tell a girl shes beautiful.

I don’t. Unless on the rare occasion they actually approach me and get in my face about it.  I start with a thanks but no thanks.  When that doesn’t work, their level of rudeness/vulgarness determines how I react.

i really hate this. i usually ignore them but my friends totally go along with it screaming heeeey and its so embarressing. i especially hate when i walk past guys who are just standing some where because ofcourse they’re gonna look at your ass and i have a small waist plus wide hips which gives the illusion of a big ass and i hear the constant rain of DAAAAAAMN when i walk by. i fucking hate that but i would feel insulted if they said nothing at all so i guess its not so bad..sometimes..

@milkthistle@xanga - I agree. If it’s a polite “catcall” such as, “Hey, you look beautiful” I’ll reply with a smile or a thanks. If it’s something like “DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN”, I’ll walk by as quick as I can and ignore them.

One time a construction worker proposed marriage to me from across the street. It was extremely romantic

I used to ignore them but now I say hi and keep it moving. Cause they go throw all that to say hi, might as well just reply and keep walking.

The catcalls i sometimes get are so weird and hilarious that i laugh/smile and keep walking. Once when I was working out with my family this group of guys shouted in spanish ‘Lots of juicy meat and im starved’ it sounds better in spanish, but it was soo random we all burst out laughing lol.

ignore them or give them the finger

I ignore. I just ignore guys that try to approach me. Unless I am into the guy, I do not give a time of the day!

just ignore it!

I play along. I walked by someone who said “dayummnn, girl!” and I turned around, raised my eyebrows a few times, and with a smile said, “you know it!”
I think it’s fun! not if its a creepy older guy, though..

I ignore them. There was a time though, a van with a man kind of followed me and I have bad eyes so I thought it was my friend who wanted to offer me a ride since we live in the same area and I actually approached somebody honking at me and I felt so stupid after realizing it wasn’t my friend. He was all, “You are so beautiful, can I give you a ride?” And I just said “Thanks but no thanks and decided to go to the crowd and ignore the rest of the honking for my attention. That was the only time I ever responded. I was at peace when I got a haircut and my hair was short so I guess I looked masculine but now that it’s long again, it’s kind of annoying.

@MangoWOW@xanga - I don’t either :/

no matter how crude the guys are, i’ll usually just smile and say thanks, then ignore them.

lol, i never knew they were called cat calls?

haha.

but i usually like to stare them down, mean mug them basically and keep walking.

I don’t usually get cat-called. Except now, I’m studying in Spain, and here it happens ALL THE TIME. It’s a little different here though; all the times I’ve gotten comments, it’s just been men saying “beautiful!” or “how elegant!” or something nice like that. I usually smile back.

I lived in Central America for a while, and there ALL guys will cat call pretty much. I’m used to it now I guess, and think it’s kind of cute. It’s not like they expect you to run over and kiss them or anything, it’s just their way of letting you know that they like what they see.
I think girls should start doing it to guys, that would be hilarious.

When I was in Vegas, that EXACT scenario in the picture happened to me, but with like thirty construction workers all sitting and eating lunch. So many of them! I walked by and they all started whistling and saying stuff- I felt like I was in a shampoo commercial or something. It did make me feel good even though I almost died of embarrassment while it was happening.

I honestly do not think i get cat calls. O.o And i would not want to, either.

Oh god. I don’t know why cat-calls piss me off so badly, I just find it really disrespectful .. I know it should be a compliment but I don’t know.

I respond with the following:
A: Death stare
B: “Shut the fuck up!”
C: Start swearing in foreign language loudly
or
D: Ignore
However D takes a lot of self-control LOL

im usually walking with my friend so i yell back a wassup :]

lol depends on the person. I usually know when a group is going to look at me like a piece of meat so I ignore them or occupy myself with my phone or something….

If its a group of cute guys or a cute guy Ill usual flash a smile and sometimes say thanks.
but mostly I ignore them because it always seems that the ugly ones like to cat call.

Totally depends. When I was like, 12 (I looked like a teenager, and had DDs already!), I would yell at them “Dude, I’m 12!”. Now, I get them a lot at my college. If it’s crude or vulgar, I either ignore them, or if I’m grumpy, flip them off. If it’s just the generic saying, I ignore it. On the rare occasion that’s it’s actually complimentary, I tend to smile and blush. I always end up walking with just a bit more hip swaying though; always gets me that second comment.

For catcalls, strictly (like when you’re walking down the street and guys driving by yell out the window at you…), I have had a tendency lately to flip them off. That’s what they get for objectifying me!

When it’s rude I just scream “I KNOW YOU’RE SMALL!”.

That happens a lot here in Chicago.  Some of these guys will just cat call anyone.  I just keep walking, and I usually have sunglasses and my iPod on so I can act like I didn’t even see or hear them.

An occasional flipping of the bird isn’t so bad either.

I always ignore them as well, for one i have a boyfriend, and for two i think its just rude. Its not classy at all.

Blush and giggle… or laugh out loud. And keep walking. Dude, I’ve had taxi drivers beep and slow down near me, guys stop in traffic to try to talk to me, and trolley drivers ring their bells or blow the horn when I’m walking by. Honestly, it kind of makes my day. It’s about time they recognized my hotness.

blush uncontrolably and ignore them.

I don’t care how attaractive the guy is this is how I do it.

If it’s actually nice, I say thanks.And for the rest, especially the cocky guys, I usually laugh at them

Ugh, I hate it. It’s not like I dress provocatively, either. I’m just walking on my merry way (or hurrying, as in the following example), and people say things like “Yeah baby, keep on runnin’.” Oh my gosh, if you’re going to look, at least don’t make it obvious that you’re oggling me!

I think in some peoples’ culture, it’s perfectly okay to say that. But it completely inappropriate in my view, and really mostly just not smart. I mean what are those guys trying to do? If they’re trying to make a girl happy, then they should know it takes more than a quick “you’re beautiful, baby,” and girls KNOW how desperate and sad it sounds. If they’re trying to feel powerful then we SHOULD be offended.

@babixling@xanga - Me either. 

I take out my sledgehammer and chop their heads off

flip them off!

lol i roll my eyes and ignore it, its mostly the hey baby and the hey mami that are so funny

I just ignore it.

I ignore them, however it very rarely happens to me. I have a suspicion it’s because my father is usually with me when I’m anywhere where that would really happen, and he tends to…ahem, intimidate people. It could just be that I’m unattractive though, lol. :]

I ignore them and keep walking. Most annoying crap ever.

i roll my eyes and/or ignore it

not trying to be vain here, but i get so many catcalls i feel a bit weird whenever i walk down the street.. like “is he going to say something to me? oh please, don’t say anything to me.”

i don’t like the attention, but i usually just pretend not to notice. 

I don’t look at them, I just ignore it and keep walking. The last time it happened, I was wearing a TNA jacket, the long black one (that is horribly unshapely btw), walking down the street with my date. It was very awkward, he was the one who pointed it out. I didn’t even notice because it never occurred to me that it could happen to me.

i always ignore them.

but today at school, i was walking through the lounge area and a group of guys said;

one guy: oh yeah she’s hot
another guy  at the table: i’d hit it
his friend: no, i’d hit it hard.

i ignored them, it was pretty crude. but having a huge sense of humor for anything, i giggled to myself once i walked past them

I grin, and look over my shoulder in the direction, or I just smile and keep walking. I take it as a compliment, it’s always nice to know that you look good, no matter who says it!

I feel embarrassed. haha

I usually just go up to them, stand practically nose-to-nose, and say, “I’m a dude.” But it doesn’t really happen often.

I tend to ignore em. But sometimes I have to laugh. lol 

Ignore them.

I usually ignore them unless they are particularly vulgar and in that case I’ll give them the evil eye or just ask them, “really?” and continue walking.
I don’t understand why guys feel entitled to catcall!

I really don’t care if it’s David Beckham doing it. It’s gross and unattractive. I ALWAYS ignore unless I’m working and it’s unavoidable, I’m polite. I usually turn red and get embarrassed hahaha.

ignore it.. what is that?? hahaha but when me and my friends are driving and we pass a semi decent looking guy on the street, we hoot and holler at them. Ive never seen a guy actually pick up a girl that way tho.

I think about the Doppler effect; it makes the whole experience so much more bearable.

i laugh and continue on with my life :]

how can you be absolutely sure?? that has always been my problem. sometimes i hear a honk or some kind of verbal noise that doesn’t seem to be directed anywhere specifically. i’d much rather ignore it and think that they were addressing someone or something else rather than call them out only to find out it wasn’t so.

however when some guy came up to me and randomly said, “excuse me…i don’t know you but i think you are VERY sexy. hi nice to meet you.” i just laughed nervously and walked backwards slowly away from him.

I’ll typically just laugh or smirk.

The majority of the time, the guys are creeps…. SO I PICK MY NOSE. It works like a charm every time.
If the guy is not a creep… then just a little smile

I usually shoot them the finger. Just to send a little ‘fuck you’ their way!

i d ignoe them

I twirl my eyes, sometimes I flip them off

Well, since I’m living in Costa Rica and get catcalled every-friggin-day, I’ve become very adept at ignoring them, haha.

I ignore the girls’ catcall,….unless she is hot, it can be so hard being a guy sometime!

If it’s nasty, I’ll ignore or get snarly. lf it’s nice, l thank them.

My friends and I play this game where if someone hollers, you get $10 in ego money. If they honk, it’s $5. It’s just fun to see how much we make, haha.
I usually keep walking and say I got a boyfriend.

If i’m with my best friends, we say something like “HEY BOYS” and wink. maybe even talk to them.
but if i’m by myself i usually ignor or give them the icy glare.

If it’s something rude i’d ignore it… if not a simple “thank you” or “no, thank you” will do : )

Ignore.

Ignore them. If they startled me and made me jump a bit, I  snap my head towards them with an icy glare.

If they are funny, I laugh. If not, I just smile.

with the finger! if a guy has any respect, he could just smile and say hello….

[Twenty years ago]  – if they were crude, I turned and belched profusely in their direction, or performed any given similar, precision-tuned anti-feminine response. If they were polite, I’d be so gawkward that I’d wind up nodding a sort of mute, “thank you. ‘scuse…gotta run…” and beat a hasty retreat.

If smarmy remarks came up, I’d shove smarm back at them: I’m the daughter of a pair of U.S. Marines….

It hasn’t come up in quite a time, though…either that, or I’ve successfully managed to tune them out. Who knows?

I’m usually very nasty to them. I work in a mall, so it happens all the time. Especially the phone guys at those kiosks. Everytime they get a new guy that doesn’t know any better, if he doesn’t learn his place, I quickly put him in it for good.

This one instance in particular had me very upset. I was standing in front of the store tagging some shirts and I felt someone standing behind me. So I turned around and it was a man who was staring uncomfortably hard at me. I asked him if I could help him and he went on with this baby crap and asked for my name so I told him I didn’t have one. Then he wanted my number so I glared at him and said, “The only thing for sale in this store are the clothes. So unless your hiding something or you’re here for a wife or girlfriend I suggest you leave.” He called me a racist and left.

usually icy glares or i ignore them. if i’m in a terribly bad mood, i’ll say something mean. but if he’s cute i’ll smile

I look older than I really am, so sometimes I’ll stop and be like “Excuse me? You DO know I’m only 16, right?” — of course that worked better when I was 13 or 14. Obviously the older I get, the less that works.

But I usually just ignore them. And I use “preventative methods” like never making eye contact with guys when I’m walking down the street and listening to my iPod so I can’t hear them or they assume I wouldn’t hear them.

I feel flattered. But pretend like he doesn’t exist. 

I’d feel very very awkward if it was a group though.

If it’s from far away and they aren’t like in my face I speed up my walk a strut past haha.

And if it’s creepy and like makes me uncomfortable I give them a dirty look and speed walk away!

ignore, haha

You women and your empowerment.

I’ve never gotten a catcall.       So I don’t know how I’d respond.

When it’s happened to me, I just don’t look at them but I get so angry on the inside. I mean, I know we women shouldn’t take this kind of rude indecent behavior, but if we flip the finger or turn and stare, there might be greater, negative implications. Is it really worth defending ourselves if it could turn into a worse situation? I think not, even though I know it’s morally wrong to not stand up for what’s right. But here, safety prevails in terms of importance, in my opinion.