The Edgitators: Should Catcalling Be Illegal?

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Woo-hoo! Β Yeah baby! Β Nice bleep! Β Yes some men make those type sounds when someone is hot strolls by. Β But one woman is not amused, and wants to makeΒ catcalling illegal.

Anna Aldridge is an avid runner. Β She likes to hit the roads in her Austin, Texas community, but it’s not the traffic that has her concerned, it’s the men. Β She says their constant “catcalling” is not only distracting, it’s degrading.

Catcalling hit the headlines when Cosmopolitan.comΒ sent women with hidden cameras to the streets ofΒ NewΒ YorkΒ City,Β and then showed the video to their boyfriends. Β Needless to say, they guys were not best pleased.

And that brings us to our Question of the Night: Should catcalling be made illegal? Β The Edgitators battle it out…