My daughter is 23, she recently told me that every day of her life virtually she has comments shouted out at her in the street, catcalls etc. She hates it. Recently, a group of young men in a van were calling out sexual comments at her and she snapped. She marched up to them and tore a strip off them verbally. They apparently looked shamefaced, said nothing and drove off. Part of me was very worried about her safety, part was very proud.
She has never mentioned this to me before , but she says she is sick of being treated like an object by men. My thinking is that if more men stood up and said something when other men make sexist comments or talk about women in a sexual way, men generally would perhaps think twice before engaging in this pack behaviour.
Comments invited please!