[QUOTE 5123714, member: 10119"]No, it isn't acceptable. It's quite refreshing to see a bloke comment on finding it unwelcome - a very common response in such discussions that I've seen in the past is the 'well, I didn't mind' trope. Bear in mind too that it happens a LOT to many women, and mostly not when they are in the company on men so most men don't 'see' how prevalent catcalling is.
As an aside, can I ask you to reflect on a use of language thing? Would you say that men who dress in sports-specific clothing are 'parading themselves around the road' or are they just riding their bikes? Also, female is generally adjectival, the relevant noun is women. The use of female(s) as a noun when referring to women is a linguistic trait that is extremely common in many of the less pleasant corners of the internet, in particular those inhabited by some distinctly unpleasant MRAs. A couple of explanations of why it can be somewhat irritating:
https://jezebel.com/the-problem-with-calling-women-females-1683808274
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/joshua-adams/female-is-an-adjective-not-a-noun_b_9604844.html[/QUOTE]
Gawd blimey guv, now there's a question.
Attractive women in tight fitting Lycra are not parading themselves around. They're entitled to wear it, just the same way I do. Yes, I'm a red blooded male and women can look very nice like that, but I don't perv at them or call them ribald names as they go by.
I don't know if I'm a bit less atypical in this regard because I have 4 daughters perhaps?
Apologies if use of the word female was insulting in any way. I've been told off by some non-male members before for using the terms ladies and women, and I'm running out of words to describe them that don't upset someone somewhere. XX chromosome bearers, perhaps?