Hey, ladies — catcalls are flattering! Deal with it

New York Post ^ | 08/19/2014 | By Doree Lewak,

[SeekAndFind]

Summer to me means three things: heat, hemlines and hard hats.

It’s the time of year when I can parade around in a skimpy dress with strategic cutouts that would make my mom wince.

And when I know I’m looking good, I brazenly walk past a construction site, anticipating that whistle and “Hey, mama!” catcall. Works every time — my ego and I can’t fit through the door!

I’ll never forget my first time: At age 20, interning at MTV in Times Square and taking advantage of the company’s liberal summer dress policy, I was wearing a tightly molded pink tank top and black capris when I strolled by two construction guys on a lunch break.

“You’re hot!” they shouted, high-fiving one another. I was over the moon. What a contrast from those coy college boys who never expressed how they felt. This was a brave new world, where guys tell it like they see it. Now, a decade later, I still get that butterflies-in-the-stomach feeling whenever I walk past a construction stronghold. I’ve learned that it’s not what you wear — the skimpy sundresses, the sky-high heels — but how.

Walking confidently past a mass of men, making eye contact and flashing a smile shows you as you are: self-possessed and playful. The wolf whistles that follow will send your ego soaring.

I realize most women with healthy self-confidence don’t court unwanted male attention. In fact, most women seem to hate it.

[ronniesgal]

what is your point?
You can act like an ass in public and make someone uncomfortable because it’s a First amendment issue? Seems to me it’s just common courtesy (not to behave that way)
You rock on, though. Have a great rest of your day.

[PapaBear3625]

Don’t dress to flaunt all your goodies and then get offended when someone notices them.

Women get offended when men OTHER than men they want to notice them, notice them.