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Snapshots of Street Harassment Stories, News, Tweets: September 11, 2011

September 11, 2011 By HKearl

Read stories, news articles, blog posts, and tweets about street harassment from the past week and find relevant announcements and upcoming street harassment events.

Street Harassment Stories:

Share your story! You can read new street harassment stories on the Web from the past week at:

Stop Street Harassment Blog

How Many Women Find Street Harassment Flattering?

Hollaback

Hollaback Berlin

Hollaback Buenos Aires

Hollaback Puerto Rico

Hollaback Queretaro

Hollaback Richmond

Hollaback West Yorkshire

In the News, on the Blogs:

* Jezebel, “How to Avoid Harassing Asian American Women“

* IBN Live, “30 eve-teasters arrested“

* The Progressive Playbook, “Ditch your love hate relationship with street harassment“

* Black Girl Growing, “Bring on the Trench Coats“

* Jezebel, “A Guy Jerked Off To Me In The Subway, And NYPD Didn’t Do A Thing“

* On street harassment, “She was disarming“

* Syndication, “Woman shot for objecting eve-teasing“

* Daily Times, “Police devises action plan against eve teasing“

* Daily News & Analysis, “Plainclothes cops fan out to curb eve-teasing in Pune“

* WTOP, “Suspect in butt slashing named“

Announcements:

New:

* Call for men to share views/stories about street harassment

Reminders:

* 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

15 Tweets from the Week:

1. NotASquib Not at ALL in mood for disgusting guy’s “Oh I’d give some to her” remark. What the hell. #StreetHarassment hoodie, jeans, boots #wtfworld

2. MsNikiSNA Thanks to @abelleinbk and @dreamhampton I’m developing a workshop on #streetharassment for middle schoolers.

3. alisonhallett It’s totally boned that women complaining about street harassment is ever construed as “bragging.”

4. freedom_writer Found a dope apartment yesterday. Too bad the street harassment I experienced int he neighborhood is going to keep me from applying.

5. somanybees Been avoiding street harassment by cycling all summer, almost forgot the joys of being a pedestrian #unwantedreminder

6. ZoeKateHazel @luluandyourmom Barf. Street harassment is the WORST. Ruins my day. Makes me hate everyone. Sorry 🙁

7. EvryBdyHatesZha The type of harassment that a woman faces just walking down the street is ridiculous

8. unfortunatalie (I’m going to try & tweet every instance, no matter how mild, to raise awareness #streetharassment)

9. Leischa @Cruella1 Good article. Men who don’t conform to macho norms also get a lot of street harassment and sometimes assault.

10. AlreetYorkshire DON’T BABY ME! I’m NOT yer baby and will never be. Say “NO” to street harassment! I’ll carry around a cricket bat next time grrrrrrr 🙁

11. kallandar13 Pro-tip: street harassment is uncool. Telling me I have pretty feet & asking to see them, AFTER confirming I have a boyfriend is scary.

12. sabahat24 Walk without a trace of hesitance & look everyone straight in the eye. Street harassment will lessen by half. #PakistaniSurvivalTipsForWomen

13. kstorres Men: Women don’t like when you catcall us from huge vehicles. It’s intimidating & rude. Also, don’t think we don’t know you’re compensating.

14. nickishamel Who doesn’t enjoy a good catcall by a pack of teenagers at 830 am? Oh, ME.

15. phenomemily Not only was that catcall annoying and degrading, but it was really loud and scared me. 🙁

Not a bouncy ball!

September 10, 2011 By Contributor

As I was running in the Inner Harbor, a young man as I ran by said “bounce, bounce, bounce…” until I had gone past.

– Anonymous

Location: Baltimore, Maryland

Share your street harassment story today and help raise awareness about the problem.
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Men: Share your voice

September 6, 2011 By HKearl

Anti-street harassment day in Philadelphia 2011 — Anti-Street Harassment Day in Philadelphia

Check out and spread the word about these two opportunities for men of all gender expressions to share their voices to help end gender-based street harassment:

1 – Blogging: After a summer hiatus, the Wednesday male allies blogging series is back. Sign up to participate.

This is a great opportunity to share your thoughts on and experiences with street harassment and discuss relevant issues in the news. Or you could share a relevant piece of art, spoken word clip, poem or a song. Here are four examples of male allies posts from this past spring and examples of relevant art or spoken word by men. Written posts should be no more than 500 words and should be written in a conversational style. You can opt to receive an email reminder a week before your post is due. Email stopstreetharassment AT gmail.com with any questions.

2 – Bystander Stories: I’m working on a new soon-to-be-announced anti-street harassment project and I need more bystander stories from men, especially men outside the US, who prevented or stopped a street harassment incident or who checked up on the harassed person. If you’d like to share your story, please follow this link to Survey Monkey.

Thank you!

For some entertainment on this Tuesday, here is how one young man shared his voice:

Creeper Log

September 5, 2011 By Contributor

I just moved back to the NY area to look for work. Before moving I had a horrible feeling in my stomach. I knew I would be encountering more people in the city, and since I would encounter more people, I might also encounter more harassment. That horrible, sick feeling in my stomach wasn’t wrong.

I wrote down the harassment experienced in my first few days working in the city again:

Creeper Log Day #1

I was very distracted since it was my first day back in the city and at a new job. I did catch a few creeps staring hard at my sister and I. They would stare at us from a distance, then would turn as we walked by, to stare at our backsides.

Creeper Log Day #2

Man in blue dress shirt/black slacks makes kissing sounds at my sister and I as we pass him.

Man in casual clothes asks ‘Want a candy bar, Miss?’ and holds out what I guess is candy. I shake my head ‘no’ as I’m hurrying down the subway stairs. He smacks me on the arm a few times with the candy bar. He does the exact same thing to my sister who is a few paces behind me.

Man in business suit yells in my ear (in a creepy tone) “Beautiful!” as I pass him heading through the subway.

Day 2 Notes: Sister and I wondered if the candy bar man would have hit or even have bothered another man due to only respecting men/only wanting interaction with women. We only saw it happening to the women in front of and behind us.

I contemplated grabbing the candy bar hitting my arm and chucking it down the stairs. Didn’t because there were people behind me hurrying.

The man in the suit surprised me out of my skin when he made the comment while hurrying past. Scaring the shit out of me and creeping me out doesn’t make me feel beautiful or complimented. 🙁 It’s sad he had to take a nice word and apply it to such a terrible experience.

I wish I hadn’t been stunned by each action. I was so shocked, I couldn’t really react before they got away.

Creeper Log Day #3

Nothing I was aware of.
(Still had to be vigilant)

– J

Location: NYC – Financial District

Snapshot of street harassment stories, news, tweets: September 4, 2011

September 4, 2011 By HKearl

Read stories, news articles, blog posts, and tweets about street harassment from the past week and find relevant announcements and upcoming street harassment events.

Street Harassment Stories:

Share your story! You can read new street harassment stories on the Web from the past week at:

Stop Street Harassment Blog

How Many Women Find Street Harassment Flattering?

Hollaback

Hollaback Buenos Aires

Hollaback West Yorkshire

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

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