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“We need more routine public patrolling by police officers on streets”

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I was walking on the street barely 10 meters from my house when this vulgar piece of human starts chanting obscure songs as he passed by me.

He had the guts to look back whether I was looking at him or not!!

And the next day A boy almost 12 did the same!!

Now that shows how educated our country is!!

We need routine public patrolling by police officers on streets and in buses.

Dear parents of overly spoiled boy…

As a matter of fact, sensitivity training for young men in your homes would be enough!

Thanking you,

Women of your nation

– “Distressed” (Anonymous)

Location:

New Delhi, India

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“It angers me that I’ve experienced all this [harassment]”

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It was as simple as walking past my local supermarket.

Some teenage boys began shouting random things at me as I walked past them. It’s amazing how many clever retorts I’ve planned to this in my head.

But when the moment comes and I am being harassed, I’m speechless.

I’m usually a surprisingly quick witted young girl, but instead I shouted ‘piss off’ which I felt was not my finest hour. But the reply just came to me.  I shouldn’t have to think of some snappy reply.

It shouldn’t happen. I shouldn’t be blaming myself for not handling the situation well enough when the situation should never have occurred in the first place.

I’m 15 years old, so still a child. I’ve been leered at by older men and I’ve been catcalled multiple times.

It angers me that I’ve experienced all this and I’m not even an adult yet.

We must educate young boys on how to respect women of all ages so that they do understand what is and what isn’t acceptable.

– Amelia

Location: London, England

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“I have made several complaints about feeling unsafe in my neighborhood “

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I complained about an abuse that happened to me and since the complaint, I have been harassed by a wolf pack of men! I have made several complaints about feeling unsafe in my neighborhood but the men in the city protect my abuser and promote this behavior in the men.

– Anonymous

Location: NJ

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“This is the worst insult…”

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Mexico City, about 1992. Summer.

I was in my early forties, on business after a vacation in Oaxaca. Wearing a simple summer dress, had no conservative clothes for the unexpected trip.

Waiting to cross the street on Insurgentes, near the park downtown at the bus stop.

I’m tall, and this guy looks me up and down, trying to intimidate me. What are you looking at? He stammers, he’s right besides me “You’re beautiful.”

Well, I told him, “Tell me that. You have a wife? A mother, daughters, don’t you?” He gets angry.

The bus comes, he jumps on it. It’s full of men.

He opens the bus window and pokes out his head so all the others can hear:. Chinga tu madre!

This is the worst insult, about my mother. I was expecting it. Realize he’s afraid of my power.

I laugh as the bus takes off.

We need to have more video cameras monitoring our streets to end street harassment.

— Bárbara Renaud Gonzalez

Location:

A bus stop in downtown, Mexico City

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“Catcalls…male gaze all the time!”

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Catcalls, male gaze all the time.

I feel so bad…

Men are so entitled to have the rights to look and treat women in the way they want.

Very disrespectful.

And I feel very powerless.

There should be laws against men’s inappropriate subtle unpleasant and unwanted actions or speech like catcalling and male gaze.

—  Cheryl

Location:

Hong Kong

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