CNN asks: "Catcalling: creepy or a compliment?" Catherine comments (and more).
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15 May 2008 09:31 am
Comments (18)
Rape: creepy or a compliment?
It's both. Duuuhuh!
I've always been more baffled at the point of it. Has any woman every been catcalled, turned around, gone back and had anything to do with the catcallee? I've heard it explained (by a catcaller) as an appreciation, like applause at a concert. Which is pretty strange, but I suppose I could understand (at least theoretically).
What Catherine describes in her link is just amazingly creepy.
Nice post, but I think it could have been even more snarky with more alliteration
My version
"Asinine Alliteration Always
CNN: "Catcalling: creepy or a compliment?" Catherine comments (continued)."
aside from the asinine headline, the CNN story seems to be OK. They must have some she said she said to be fair and ballanced*, so they found some woman who likes catcalls, but they put it in the standard Bush supporters argue that world is flat paragraph.
*ballanced adj. false or grossly biased statements made by journalists to avoid the accusation of liberal bias. After Rep.(rehensible) Frank Ballance added to the corruption scorecard against the rules because the Republicans were like totally running up the score.
http://mediamatters.org/items/200511300015
"Cillizza claimed that the "scorecard" was limited "to members of Congress and governors currently in office to keep the list manageable," but then said he was making a "small exception to the rule" for former Rep. Frank Ballance (D-NC)."
Cillizza claims that an editor did it after he filed the story.
>>Kimberly Fairchild, 29, an assistant professor of psychology at Manhattan College
Go Jaspers!
Man, if I tried to treat straight guys the way straight guys treat women, I'd be murdered before the week was out.
I went to school in Ecuador for awhile and I saw old men complimenting 12 year old looking girls and 12 year old boys complimenting nuns.
By the way, did she interview Glenn Beck for this story?
Sorry, Matt, I was staring at your ass and not paying attention.
(You know, that biking's doing wonders! You should wear shorts more!)
Um, what was it you were you saying?
It's fairly obvious that a catcall is usually a creepy complement to a compliment.
Creepliment?
I imagine it has a lot to do with:
1) How you do it.
2) How you look.
3) Who you are.
4) Where it's done.
5) Who you do it to.
Like just about everything else in life.
Duh.
Another useless Matt Yglesias throw-away post.
Also, not all women receive catcalls. There are a lot of different variables at work, but it's more complicated than being a woman --> receives catcalls.
I hear the planned headline for next week is:
Rape: 'Violent Assault' or 'Just the Kind of Loving a Bitch Like You Needs'
Also, not all women receive catcalls. There are a lot of different variables at work, but it's more complicated than being a woman --> receives catcalls.
Also, not all women receive catcalls. There are a lot of different variables at work, but it's more complicated than being a woman --> receives catcalls.
Adam, hit "Post" ONCE. Your post will make it even if your browser doesn't refresh the page for several minutes or you get an "Internal Server Error". It's just the Atlantic's crappy servers.
Your post gets there as soon as your browser (using Firefox as example) switches from "waiting for" to "transferring data".
The Atlantic ought to post that point up on the page somewhere, like under the post form where the "obscene" language is. Of course, then they would have to admit they don't know what they're doing.
"I imagine it has a lot to do with:
1) How you do it.
2) How you look.
3) Who you are.
4) Where it's done.
5) Who you do it to.
Like just about everything else in life."
No, you're wrong. It's always gross.
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Creepy compliment?
Posted by Leo | May 15, 2008 9:38 AM