Street Harassment

[emmelinemay]

It's still happening, but as I now have Obvious Headphones, I can pretend it isn't happening, and ignore it most of the time.

Here's what I wrote last year
(link is to the tagged entries, so scroll down past this one!)

Someone on 2wheelsbetter linked me to an article I thought fit quite well along with those rants, so those of you that were interested in those (which was broadly split between the women that understood, and the men that got offended and said BUT I'M NOT LIKE THAT to which I'd reply read this)

"Why do you think it's OK to harass women?" I said calmly, loudly. The man froze, then a look of fear washed over his features. He shrank like a worm. "What?" he snivelled, his eyes sliding to the floor. "I didn't say anything bad ..."

"It doesn't matter what you said, I didn't say that you could speak to me. It's not OK to whisper in a woman's ear when she's going about her business.


There are also some 'but WOMEN DO IT TOO' and yes, but 'I'M NOT LIKE THAT' comments to the article there too. I sincerely hope I don't have to explain to anyone reading why this makes me cross.

from one of the comments:
It would be great if, instead of claiming we're making a fuss about nothing, the decent men out there accepted that this *is* a problem for a lot of women and make it clear when they see it happening that they don't think harassing women is funny or acceptable.

Comments

Re: i can't beleive i'm dignifying this with a response

[load-of-flannel.livejournal.com]

Really Emmeline that degree of Bigotry and simple refusal to engage in discussion I never expected of you.

Re: i can't beleive i'm dignifying this with a response

[gurlesque.livejournal.com]

God you're patronising.

Re: i can't beleive i'm dignifying this with a response

[emmelinemay.livejournal.com]

he's disappointed with me!

KRI KRI KRI

Re: i can't beleive i'm dignifying this with a response

[load-of-flannel.livejournal.com]

Im more dissapointed in myself that I spent time defending you from people and telling them you weren't as shallow as they thought actually.

Re: i can't beleive i'm dignifying this with a response

[load-of-flannel.livejournal.com]

Yup, its neccessary with people who refuse to address points in an argument and resort to shouting 'sexist' and pointing because theyve realised they are talking shite.