To think that even if you're sleazy enough to think wolf-whistling is a compliment...

[BedHanger]

There are some groups of women you'd spare from the honour of your attention?

Like, maybe, a sleep-deprived new mother with a month-old baby strapped to her chest?

Yeuch. Why do some men think this is ok?

[corlan]

I'm amazed so many women like getting whistled or shouted at. I've always seen it as a sleazy thing for a guy to do.

Out of interest, would you still think it OK if it was your 18 year old daughter getting whistled at?

[AnyaKnowIt]

You whistle to call a dog, not a person

[countrykitten]

Things how about you read my post before posting nonsense? I will explain although not sure why I am bothering.

My point was that most wolf whistlers are clearly men who are married and middle aged (not exactly young and attractive which is where the Brad Pitt comparison came in) and also whether the sad women who enjoy this kind of vile attention would be happy if it was their husbands doing the whistling (at other women obviously).

Because I am guessing that they are someone's husbands.

[BegoniaBampot]

always hated it and wanted to gouge the mens eyes out or something equally painful.

Isn't Brad Pitt middle aged and as good as married?

[countrykitten]

Oh fucking hell. I still think of him as young and attractive.

My age is showing....

[countrykitten]

Perhaps I will turn in to one of the saddoes who is grateful to be wolf whistled at next.

[popebenedictsp45]

I think it's grim and it's a bit sad if you feel validated by a wolf whistle. It has nothing to do with how good you look and everything to do with a certain idiot type of man demonstrating that women are there for their amusement.

[Willdoitinaminute]

I'm 49 at the end of the week I'd be over the moon!

[70isaLimitNotaTarget]

Nearly 47 and don't get whistled at
And I'm in fairly good nick for my mileage.....

[Backtobedlam]

Yep I'm a total saddo for enjoying it, that's what my life has clearly come to these days! Got to get my kicks somewhere though. I do realise being ID'd is not the same thing, just drawing a comparison as both these things I'd have been embarrassed about in younger days, but now actually enjoy. (It was also chance to get a stealth boast in!)

[higgle]

I was over the moon when the week before I went back to work from maternity leave, when DS2 was 5 weeks old I got whistled at outside a dog show. It boosted my confidence when I was feeling not at my best.

[countrykitten]

Oh FFS. MN really depresses me at times.

Where are all the sane women?

[HokeyCokeyPigInAPokey]

I am 37 and i'd be over the fucking moon to be wolf whistled at!

[Ullena]

Pre-empt them by whistling first. Or turn it into an impromptu musical number!

[digerd]

My sis boasted that in summer she is still wolf-whistled at, allbeit from the back. She and I are in our 60s.
On a good day when my knee or hip isn't hurting and I'm wearing my baseball cap and sunglasses, wearing my jeggings and a long sleeved top, I get hooted at and stared at, but makes me feel embarrassed. I know how old I really look.
I was amused in my 50s, but not now.

[Startail]

I've never been pretty enough to get wolf whistled and far too old now.
Can't imagine I'd have been anything other than please when younger and now I'd simply turn round smile and tell them "they should have gone to spec savers!"

[HairyGrotter]

I don't like it, I had a man say "morning, love", I smiled and said "good morning", and his response was "lovely smile, lovely tits, one for the wank bank"...I was walking with my 4 year old daughter.

H was left with a new arsehole! I find it inappropriate, but personally, have nothing against men/women who don't

[Startail]

Anyhow, what are workmen if not for our amusement too.

The shirtless blond water board man was gorgeous, he could sit in a hole out side my house as long as he liked.

Sadly the telephone engineers weren't, turned out to be a bunch of lads I went to school with. 14 years and almost 100 miles from home it was a bit odd.

[VivaLeBeaver]

Another one who'd be over the moon at my age to get whistled at. Though obviously I'd have to give then a haughty look.

[Startail]

Comments like that are quite different to whistling. Arseholes like that are likely only to have themselves for company.

[Shakey1500]

I take it as an appreciative gesture :)

At 7 months pregnant, feeling frumpish I got whistled at. Made me feel good. I consider myself sane.

I would never dream, however at insinuating that women who didn't like it were insane. I would just consider that we had different views and interpretations on the matter

[countrykitten]

Well that's where you and I differ.

And noone has answered my question whether they think it would be ok if their DH was whistling at other women - presumably they would be cool with that? These lechy men must be married to someone....

[countrykitten]

I also don't see a huge chasm between what happened to HG and the seemingly innocuous wolf whistle.

[RatPants]

Yanbu. Grim, grim, grim.

[LyingWitchInTheWardrobe2726]

I don't like it. I've seen posts about this on another forum and men post that they do it for a 'laugh'. I just think it's a stupid thing to do and not at all respectful.

For the women that like it... how would you know if it was 'appreciative' or because it was a 'joke'?

The Brad Pitt anology is nonsense - as is the reference to 'old, fat blokes'. I'm not a BP fan and know quite a few OFB's who have a certain 'something' about them. I think that decent men don't whistle at women, whatever they - or the women - look like.