In my project, I’d like to shed light on the atrocity that is “catcalling”. Catcalling has many different terms like “street harassment” and “jeer.” What I find mind boggling is how common catcalling is in everyday society. Almost every woman in their lives have experienced some sort of catcalling, some even on a day to day basis. I’d like to know how some of these women dealt, or coped with this catastrophe.
In order to better understand this topic, I must find scholarly articles and news on street / sexual harassment. I want to better understand why some people feel the need to say these kinds of things to others. Also, I’d like to research the rate of catcalling in many different areas of the world, to see the difference.
Identity is an essential part in every person’s life, and we all go through a time wondering “who am I?” However, I believe there are several ways a person can identify as. We do this everyday through the clothes we wear, the people we surround ourselves with, your sexuality, your religion, etc. Identity is an aspect that we work on every single day, we all constantly want to be the best and most defined versions of ourselves. However, identity is chosen for us when we’re babies and as soon as we are born, we’re told “male” or “female.” From these labels being put on us, society pushes norms onto us, with ideas of what “feminine” is and what being considered “masculine” is. A trend on who gets to decide aspects of identity a lot of the time is definitely social media. Social media surrounds us everywhere and the things we see make us want to change ourselves for the better or worse. Some behaviors I see managed or directed would once again be to fit into the “assigned” genders. From a young age, my parents would scold me when I did something that wasn’t “girly” or seemed unfitting for a “girl” to do. However, deep down everyone knows who they are and who they want to be. These norms don’t stop a person from knowing who they are, but it does put pressure on them to hide it sometimes depending on who’s around.
