Frank Goad
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Do both girls and boys wolf whistle?
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Do both girls and boys wolf whistle?
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I don't think it's common for either gender. Most see it as disrespectful these days
Altfish
Veteran Member
My wife has never mastered the art of whistlingDo both girls and boys wolf whistle?
It doesn't happen much now, thank goodness. At uni i hated walking past building sites which were renowned for the whistles whenever a girl walked past.
I have seen girls wolf whistle but its mostly boys who do it.
I have seen girls wolf whistle but its mostly boys who do it.
Terrywoodenpic
Oldest Heretic
It seems to be very much a thing of the past.
And not before time.
And not before time.
It's hard to judge the fine line between compliment and harassment these days. I tend to avoid giving compliments these days to anyone other than my wife and daughter.
Do both girls and boys wolf whistle?
I've seen it more in old movies and TV shows than in real life.
Like in the opening scene of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, a young boy whistles at Tippi Hedron, who looks back and smiles at him.
When I was younger, I think most guys thought it was a compliment and that women enjoyed being cat-called and whistled it. Now, it's different, and I think most men are aware that it's not okay to do those things.
Which is why I have to chirp like a bird instead of whistle like a wolf at women walking by. So far, none of them have looked at me with disgust. Instead, they look up at the trees and buildings.
Wildswanderer
Veteran Member
That's now illegal. Every type of flirting is now sexual harassment. .Do both girls and boys wolf whistle?
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
Maybe in England.
Wildswanderer
Veteran Member
Here too. They are going after Bill Murray because he was too friendly with women. Nothing lewd whatsoever, just normal flirting is now considered harassment.
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
Are you sure about that? Why no source given?
EDIT: Looked it up. The production of a movie has been paused, but there are no reliable details on what Bill Murray supposedly did. As a result I cannot condemn or pardon the man. I will not jump to any conclusions either way. But to claim this as evidence that the pendulum has swung too far right now is to jump the gun. It is not a good example of support for one's beliefs.
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Neither have I. I couldn't whistle to save my life.
Only in the United States.
If you say a woman she is beautiful, here they will thank you.
After all ...beautiful is a compliment. It is not an insult. It is not harassment.
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I'm in Australia.
Not so long back I got yelled at by a woman in the chiropractors waiting room for offering her my seat. So it's not just America.
Ah...by the by...here the Liverpool coach made a nice compliment to an Italian Female journalist.
I guess the emoticon shows she appreciated it...
https://twitter.com/PrimeVideoIT/status/1519432576187912196?s=20&t=oc8kl4YaCFOn88UZfaL2NQ
Wildswanderer
Veteran Member
In my world, that's just good manners.
Same here, it was the way I was raised but the woman was offended by my offer. I even asked the question on here and from memory most people agreed with her that it was chauvinistic.