catcalling
Unwanted verbal attention
Catcalling is shouting sexually suggestive comments at strangers in public, typically men directing remarks at women passing on the street: She couldn't walk two blocks without catcalling.
The term evokes the jarring, attention-seeking quality of a cat's yowl.
Though sometimes framed as complimentary, catcalling is widely regarded as harassment.
Reducing humans to things
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- misogynyHostility toward women
- verbal abuseHarmful speech targeting someone
- degradationDecline in condition
unwelcome · inappropriate · offensive · vulgar · belittling · humiliation · gender-based · discomfort
objectification
Reducing humans to things
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- misogynyHostility toward women
- verbal abuseHarmful speech targeting someone
degradation · unwelcome · inappropriate · offensive · vulgar · belittling · humiliation · gender-based · discomfort · power imbalance
heckling
Hostile audience interruption
yelling · hoots · hollers · comments · remarks · insults · leering · following · construction site · public space
ignoring
Deliberately not noticing
- confrontingAddressing directly
- fearEmotional response to threat
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
anger · disgust · vigilance · headphones · avoidance · reporting · recording · activism · awareness · empowerment
- harassmentstalking, groping, verbal abuse, threats, cyberstalking
- social wrongsrudeness, disrespect, insults, insult, lying
- vocalizationsspeak, speaking, talking, whisper, shout
- sexismsexism, gender discrimination, sex discrimination, gender bias, male privilege
- social crueltybullying, harassment, humiliation, shaming, mocking
- objectificationsexualization, objectification, dehumanization, commodification, male gaze
catcallingcompliment
Words expressing approval
chivalry · gallantry · deference · reverence · civil discourse
catcallingcourtesy
Respectful, considerate behavior
politeness · gentlemanly behavior · decorum · propriety · chivalry
catcallingsilence
Total lack of sound
ignoring · non-interference · leaving alone · looking away · discretion
calling, called, calls, caller, catcall, caterwaul, caterwauling, catcalls, catcalled