Read stories, news articles, blog posts, and tweets about street harassment from the past week and find relevant announcements and upcoming street harassment events.
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How Many Women Find Street Harassment Flattering?
In the News, on the Blogs:
* Al-Masry Al-Youm, “Cyber campaigns launched to fight sexual harassment during Eid“
* The Daily News Egypt, “Online campaigns call for ‘safe Eid‘”
* The Current Conscience, “Men Will Never Truly Understand A Day In The Life of Women. But Shouldn’t We Try?“
* Indian Express, “UP girl resists harassment, set ablaze“
* The Express Tribune, “Burning question: The penalty for ‘eve teasing‘”
* Feministing, “‘You’re a fucking slut,’ and other things you should not say to a stranger on the subway“
* Feminist Teacher, “Guest Post: Feminism: Much More Than Women’s Rights“
* RVA News, “Hollaback! Richmond: local chapter of a national organization aims to end harassment“
* Esoterica, “No, boys, it’s not a compliment“
* Valerie Aurora, “Sady Doyle on the connection between mansplaining and street harassment“
Announcements:
New:
* Safe Slope just launched — it’s a Brooklyn-based group providing services and resources to help empower and protect the communities of South Slope/Greenwood Heights/Windsor Terrace/Park Slope. The group formed in response to the multiple assaults and attempted assaults that have impacted our community since March 2011.
Reminders:
* From Holla Back DC!: CASTING CALL! Help us put a face to street harassment. Check it out bit.ly/phMba5
* Sign Mend the Gap’s petition to address subway harassment in Delhi, India
* Are you in Egypt? Use HarassMap to report your street harassers
* Have an iPhone? Download the Hollaback iPhone app that lets you report street harassers
20 Tweets from the Week:
1. groovesndaheart Right, so earlier I saw 2 guys actually catcall two mannequiens in Gap window on Hollywood and Highland earlier. I’ve officially seen it all
2. Rita_Banerji Eve-Teasing is the term used for street sexual harassment and violence in India. It trivializes the issue
3. BlakeVonD “Yo ma! Yo legs look like some parentheses. Really sir? ” Lawd, these street sexual harassment laws can’t come fast enough!
4. CorpseInPlastic It really pisses me off that I live in a culture in which I can’t go out to check the mail without getting hollered at. #streetharassment
5. BrittLeeParsons Went for a run and inmates inside the Lancaster County jail yelled at me….#streetharassment
6. estystein Can this be printed on a tote bag that I could carry every day? simple+to the point @hkearl @debzalebz: Street harassment is not flattering.
7. alissami I saw a car today whose license plate said “HEYBABE” — street harassment? Or just weird?
8. thetrudz I encounter less street harassment when I have my camera. That thing truly intimidates ppl and sometimes that’s great. Lmao.
9. andreagrimes No, creepers of the world, I do not need a ride when I am ALREADY RIDING MY BIKE #streetharassment
10. LucyKnisley Attn men who catcall me on my scooter while we’re stopped in traffic: <taps ear of helmet, shakes head> I wish I actually couldn’t hear you.
11. yarachehayed www.adventuresofsalwa is the official website of @SalwaendSH campaign where you can post blog and report sexual harassment
12. meredithnudo When I said I wanted exercise, I didn’t mean having to take a longer route home because #streetharassment rendered the original unbearable.
13. ShereenGaber I should be able to walk around freely without worrying that someone will hassle me. #endSH #Egypt
14. harassmap Take a pic, draw, make a video, write, or distribute flyers, say NO 2 sexual harassment in eid! bit.ly/nyQ8be #endSH
15. ItsKatie73 Walking around DC yesterday was an education in street harassment. Got “hey gorgeous” followed by “bitch” when I didn’t engage
16. tanyasnarks @grbuffington @hkearl Some dude harassed me on the st. today– with his two young grandsons in tow! ARRRGHHHH!!!
17. grbuffington Worth saying AGAIN: People who yell from cars and harass pedestrians are among the lowest forms of humanity. #streetharassment
18. noorakbar YWC radio spots on street harassment were broadcast on Hamsada Radio on Takhar today. If you know a media outlet… fb.me/ISttayUY
19. sallyzohney We r back even worse to street harassment in #cairo. Men going mental and its sick #EndSH. Elra7ma ya bashar. Control ur hormones 3an keda
20. curiouscliche It might not be illegal now, but street harassment should be criminalized IMHO, and I think certain forms of online harassment are analogous
