Catcalled

Councillor Jo Farrell, aged 52

I was waiting at the bus stop and a car drove past me and a man in the passenger seat shouted to me “get your tits out”.

Nat 12th July 2023 I was listing to a podcast by one of my fave feminist girls, feeling really empowered and really good about being a woman. Then some guy on his electric scooter thought it was appropriate to say ‘hello sexy’ as he scooted on past me. No woman wants to hear that. Not a...

Annie, aged 15 2023 I was walking with my friend from our youth club that we go to every week. As we’re walking down the street it’s on there were these two men outside a house in their garden I didn’t think anything of it and carried on having a conversation with my friend and as I was...

Aged 26

10th June 2023

Me and my friend were out celebrating pride. We were wolf whistled at and comments such as ‘sexy girls’ were thrown at us.

Lucy, aged 26 10th June 2023 I was out for pride dressed head to toe in rainbows. Very clearly not interested in any straight white men. Regardless of what I was dressed like and what I was out celebrating, a man decided to shout that he loved me and proceeded to make a gross comment at...

Hannah, aged 34 2023 3pm midweek. A man in his 40s/50s came out of the corner store as I walked past and commented on the lovely weather. I agreed that it was a beautiful day as I continued to walk past. He then said that “a beautiful girl like (me)” should go get a pint with...

Aged 34

2023

A man in his 60/70s said “wow you’re beautiful” as he walked past. I was not looking at him or giving any indication that I wanted to be spoken to.

Jade, aged 26 2023 I was walking up to Tesco with my mum when a van with two older men slowed down as they approached us, one of them began beeping his horn and I could hear him shouting “Oi blondey” and pointing at me, as I looked up towards him he then did a ‘blowjob’ type gesture...

Nat Aged 23 I was walking through the town centre with a friend wearing a skirt and tights a man and his friends walked past me, staring at me and my friend saying stuff about my legs and skirt. They said they’d love to sleep with a girl with dyed hair and tattoos like mine and...

Emily, Aged 24

2022

I was catcalled by a much older man on Church Street (near the Brew Room) whilst walking with my partner. He was smirking and making comments about my body which made me feel very uncomfortable; had I been alone, I probably would have been terrified.