Time and time again, the word "creep" is used for men who approach women trying to start a conversation. It is quite literally normalized to consider all forms of approaches "weird/creepy" even when nothing is going wrong in those approaches.

Are a lot of men aggressive? Yes. Do a lot of men shamelessly catcall women? Yes. That makes them assholes.

But do most men do either? No. I'd argue most approaches from men aren't aggressive either. They are simply trying to strike up a conversation with someone they find attractive, as they have been biologically motivated to do, and have been doing for literal centuries. How do you think people often met others especially in the older days where you didn't necessarily have as many shared hobbies/interests/social groups that allowed you to more easily talk to a woman?

Men need to stop apologizing for wanting to talk to someone and doing so. If someone calls you creepy for that, they're literally calling you creepy for being born with a motive/desire you were born with.