[Finny]

As a woman who's been the object of wolf whistles a time or two from working guys on construction crews, etc., I've never understood idiot women who flip guys off when they do this. I was always flattered! I smiled at the guys and said "Thanks!"

I mean, for crying out loud, it's not like some classless jerk said something obscene or lasciviously disrepectful (that's happened to me, too, and I've done everything from slapping such guys to ignoring them). A wolf whistle from a group of guys is usually just plain ... complimentary. Kinda sweet, really!

I mean what, would these gals rather be so pudgy and plain and awful as not solicit a wolf whistle at all?

As my dad says: some people would complain if they were hung with a new rope.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

Ref post #12.

This was what I was trying to convey in a round about way.

Consider it a compliment, ladies, because at one point the whistling is going to stop; and you are going to miss it. One suddenly realizes one is no longer that attractive woman to turn heads.

Keep a sense of humor about it, and enjoy it while it lasts.

[LaineyDee]

Wolf-whistles are a product of neanderthal-male behavior which demeans the woman and places her in some sub-equality category.........dontchaknow. Didn't the wimmen’s lib movement teach you anything? /s

[RobinOfKingston]

Cool, Finny. That’s a healthy attitude.

[purpleraine]

..ah, I had a few years of those. I agree, enjoy it while you can.

[heartwood]

There’s something about a wolf whistle that at least seems appreciative of the whole physical person (unless you’re bending over or some such.) Compared to remarks on specific parts of the anatomy, invitations to perform sexual services, the honking of a car horn, or unintelligible whispers, a wolf whistle is positively complimentary and respectful.

The problem in the last thirty years (since I developed a figure) is that those men who are given to such outward displays have been so loutishly brought up that they choose the other,offensive, means over the wolf whistle. The wolf whistle is an artifact of a previous time, having enjoyed its heyday in the forties.

While it’s heartening that it survives in other parts of the world, if I ever travel to NZ I will be so old that the issue will be moot.

[Hyzenthlay]

I know.... whenever I hear whistles like that, I just smile and take it as a compliment, especially if I know I look good in the clothes I’m wearing, except if it’s something like me in snowboard gear where I’m barely distinguishable as female I figure then the guy’s just being a perv. Anyways, I’ve also noticed guys are more likely to openly do something like that if I’m wearing, say, my skinny jeans and knee-high boots than if I’m wearing dress pants and a blazer so I look like someone’s boss.