Over the weekend I did a lot of research for my book on street harassment. Previously I’d read about and interviewed an activist who helped with the INCITE! DC anti-street harassment day of action in 2006 in Washington, DC, but yesterday I was excited to stumble across some great photos from the event. Here are a few:
Included in the comment thread of that post was this image.
While I think writing in one’s name could be problematic because then harassers may repeat it ceaselessly, I like the overall idea and I think leaving the name part blank would convey the same message. Would you wear one?
Golden Silence says
I’d write “None of your damn business!” in the blank spot. Harassers don’t need to know my name.
Liz says
I think the label is clever and gets a clear message across for education events or publication. But in real life, I would not wear one because I would worry that it might incite more harassment and attention.
When does your book come out/what is it called?
administrator says
Hi Liz – no publication date yet on the book. my manuscript is due jan 1, 2010. i’m hopeful it will be out in 2010 but this is my first book and i don’t know the publishing world well enough to know if that’s too unrealistic. the title will likely incorporate the phrase “Stop Street Harassment” in some way.