Does size matter? The age old question. For some, length doesn’t compare to factors such as girth and motion. For others, a big dick is needed. If you consider yourself aligned with the latter half of people who need a larger asset to fulfill pleasure, ‘Catching print’ might be for you.
Catching print is a 2026 TikTok trend started by dating coach and online creator Anwar White. White explains in a funny (and surprisingly educational) TikTok how the protrusion of a man's bulge in tight fitting pants can provide surprisingly accurate insight on how large the member is. This has started a trend where women and gay men inspect the crotch area of men to estimate how big it is before undergoing the risk of being fully naked.
However, like all TikTok trends, the floor was open to public discourse, which in this case veered very politically. Men spoke out against feeling uncomfortable with people staring at their crotch areas, leading many women to see the connection between catching print and their own experiences with sexual harassment. Women have historically been the primary targets of sexually-related violence and verbal attacks. In 2018, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center reported 81% of women in the United States have experienced some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime.
While this is an unfortunate but genuine reality for women in the U.S., those who were particularly fed up with this societal practice have discovered that the catching print trend may be the answer to reducing these statistics and preventing men from their own lewd staring tactics. Many women have spoken out online through response videos and in comment sections praising White’s dick investigation practice as an effective method for making men feel the same level of sexual discomfort that women have frequently experienced.
By the logic of the internet: They do it to us, so why not do it to them? If a man stares at your boobs, look at his bulge. Make them uncomfortable in the same way we have been. This makes sense in theory, but in reality, this method of rebellion isn’t effective; rather, it’s counterproductive. We as a society should be dismantling the concept of sexual harassment, not promoting it as a tactic.
Yes, educating men on how uncomfortable being leered at may be a good way to stop them from doing it to women, but there are other methods besides lowering to the depths of male depravity. In a recent study from Stanford University, it was shown that the rate of federal sexual harassment reports decreased over 50% from 1987 to 2016, primarily due to the anti-sexual harassment training many corporations have implemented. Societal shifts have also occurred in the wake of the #MeToo movement. #MeToo was an incredibly effective social movement and awareness campaign in 2017, following sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein and millions of survivors around the world coming forward with their own stories, that educated the masses on the prevalence of sexual abuse, sexual harassment and rape culture that impacts women every day.
While the #MeToo movement fought against sexual harassment, catching print as a tactic promotes it. The concept of increasing sexual harassment to decrease it is counterproductive. As of 2018, 43% of men have experienced sexual harassment, and the catching print trend would only raise this percentage.
The original catching print video posted by White was funny and lighthearted. I understand the desire to be rid of sexual harassment; I’m sick of the near constant objectifying and catcalling I face, but this is not the strategy.
Rosa Toi is a freshman at Cornell dedicated to exploring freedom in sexual liberation and doing it for the plot. File a complaint or send a compliment at rtoi@cornellsun.com.
