Catcalled on my afternoon walk

vegaslounge
vegaslounge Posts: 122 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I've been steadily feeling more confident in clothing the more I lose, to the point I wore a pair of skirted leggings on my afternoon walk (I don't do pants). It's been about 15lbs since I last wore them and this time I didn't feel I needed to hike my skirt down every other step. Now it must be said, I have a severe genetic case of White Girl Booty (diagnosed at age 12 months when my German great-grandmother saw me toddling in diapers and declared, "she's one of us, all right").

So this afternoon, as I am enjoying the unusually overcast and cool August day in my little pocket of SE Georgia, I walk past a trio of 12-year-old boys. One stops, beholds, and calls out to his friends and the heavens above, "Look at that *kitten*!"

And I turned and shouted "thank you!"

I won't lie, it honestly felt kind of awesome. It was like, "hell yeah, I have a nice *kitten*, I've been working hard on it all summer. Thanks for noticing!"

His buddies immediately cracked up and started joshing with him and he was clearly embarrassed but taking it well. If nothing else, he has a story to tell the other guys at school tomorrow and I can't help but hope I made his day, because he certainly made mine.

TL;DR: I am the worst feminist ever.

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  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Must have been some sexy skirted leggings
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    newmeadow wrote: »
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    Must have been some sexy skirted leggings
    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTPVtl8k5U-gQ6Ktl8-6cdGeB68JZT9JKeXtpVQj4wgwZc6CWfR

    Fitted overskirt?
  • cookma423
    cookma423 Posts: 62 Member
    taziarj wrote: »
    This may seem good the fist time or two, but you may not welcome it the more it happens. There was a recent thread on this topic, here was one of the links posted to that thread.

    https://www.runnersworld.com/running-while-female

    As a male, this article was eye-opening when I first read it. I don't agree with catcalling as a practice, but @vegaslounge those little victories are just so sweet. I remember about a year ago when I was working my last job. I ran into an former coworker ("Dave") who had switched companies. "Dave" started chatting with my then-work-partner ("Jim") as they had been friends. When I addressed Dave by name, he looked confused. Couldn't even recognize me since I'd lost about 50 lbs since I'd last seen him. Those moments are just wonderful and worth every counted calorie haha
  • vegaslounge
    vegaslounge Posts: 122 Member
    edited August 2017
    newmeadow wrote: »
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    Must have been some sexy skirted leggings
    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTPVtl8k5U-gQ6Ktl8-6cdGeB68JZT9JKeXtpVQj4wgwZc6CWfR

    Close! Black though, with a tighter skirt and just a leetle too thick and too much artificial fiber to comfortably wear during summer. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0168YADO4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    As I said in my OP, I just don't do pants– with rare exceptions I've strictly worn skirts since I was about 14 years old– I'm not a cultist or anything (there is a cult in my town with a strict dress code), I just don't like how pants feel and look on me. These leggings are a nice compromise for athletic gear. I do historical reenactment for a living, so I honestly feel more comfortable in a corset and bonnet than I would in a pair of jeans. C'est la vie, to each their own.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,534 Member
    It's a real "pick your day" for me, sometimes I get a kick out of catcalls, other times they irk me. I did get professionally sleazed today and that really annoyed me. I walked into Court, my barrister and the other side's barrister was already there. The other sides barrister says "Oh, this must be your instructor - *my* instructor doesn't look like that" and winked at me. His instructor is a guy in his mid-60s. F off, I'm a goddamn professional in a professional setting.
  • vegaslounge
    vegaslounge Posts: 122 Member
    edited August 2017
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    It's a real "pick your day" for me, sometimes I get a kick out of catcalls, other times they irk me. I did get professionally sleazed today and that really annoyed me.

    I completely get that. I've had occasions where co-workers (male and female) were getting too friendly and I shut that down immediately. We're at work, you treat me like a colleague. I grew up with two overly-protective older brothers, I know boundaries and how to physically flatten your butt if you ever try anything.

    To quote one brother, "Fight like a chimpanzee. Aim for the eyes, fingers and genitals." >:)

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