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Why ? are you afraid it would be mistaken for catcalling ?
When is catcalling catcalling. Is asking someone out catcalling?
Is asking someone out on the street catcalling?
Whistles and calling out sexual things usually. Comments on a woman’s body, what they’d like to do to her, etc.
No one is asking for dates while they’re catcalling.
Velma, answered the question, but I also want to add that politely asking someone out is not cat calling. But Idk why you would ask someone out on the street. Context and place matters of course. If I am walking to the bus stop to go to work I really don't like being asked out. I'm trying to get from point A to point B. I'm not really looking for a date, especially not from a street stranger. There is no built in safety net for women on a random street and a lot of women already have safety concerns walking alone in public. There is also a lack of prior consent to engage.
I don't think so, but I am no authority