Doing Gender
“Hey baby, how you doin’?” This can be a words woman appeal to, but only if it’s coming from their significant other. Most of the time women in big cities hear these statements, it’s from a complete stranger. This is scary to most of the women who have to endure this type of verbal abuse. They are unable to realize what these catcallers consider to be a compliment from a threat to their personal space and peace of mind. Men try to show their power and use catcalling as a way to show masculinity which comes at the expense of women. When a woman feels some type of harm or way from such behavior, it is called doing gender, according to Messerschmidt. Catcalling obviously falls under that category because most women feel uncomfortable
“Hey baby, how you doin’?” This can be a words woman appeal to, but only if it’s coming from their significant other. Most of the time women in big cities hear these statements, it’s from a complete stranger. This is scary to most of the women who have to endure this type of verbal abuse. They are unable to realize what these catcallers consider to be a compliment from a threat to their personal space and peace of mind. Men try to show their power and use catcalling as a way to show masculinity which comes at the expense of women. When a woman feels some type of harm or way from such behavior, it is called doing gender, according to Messerschmidt. Catcalling obviously falls under that category because most women feel uncomfortable