Catcalling: How do I unsubscribe?

Today, I was catcalled. It was definitely not the first time and unfortunately it will not be the last. I was half asleep, walking to the subway to get to work and it was 6:10am. As I crossed the street, a car made a dead stop in the middle of the intersection, honked…

You are also oblivious to the fact that ignoring can be an honest-to-goodness perceived sign of weakness. You cannot handle the confrontation, therefore you tuck tail and scurry off. This dangerous individual now knows what you’re capable of (and in his mind, it’s just fleeing) and the chances of him following/stalking/attacking you are even higher.

Food For Thought

I had a very pleasant dinner conversation with a friend about what it means that men catcall women. How we got onto the topic is a conversation all on its own, best left unspoken, but for us the gist of the debate went something like this:

Jamaican Catcalling

“Pssst baby… come here nuh… you look good eeh.. beg you the number?”. These are just some of the phrases that women have to deal with hearing everyday for no other reason than the fact that they are female in a society in which the issue of catcalling is very prevalent.

Tales from the Road: “Slut” Shaming and CatCalling

“I am still as stupid as anyone, but I know my mistakes.” — Propagandhi

I play bass and sing vocal harmonies in a rock band, which involves extensive travel and puts me in contact with all sorts of people from every…

Ah-Nangiiiii

Walking down Independence Avenue on a cool Sunday evening heading towards Racecourse to meet her friends, she thinks to herself, ‘It’s such a lovely day’.

If it were me, an 18 year old boy, walking down the street, the loveliness of the day would continue as I journeyed along…

Walking the streets alone

Being catcalled is something that I am convinced has happened and does happen to every woman that lives. No doubt it is worse in some parts of the world than others, and there are still many places where gender inequalities makes living life as a woman much more difficult than I…