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December 07, 2006
Ain't no hollaback girl
There's this website, called HollaBackNYC. Its basic premise is that if somebody sexually harasses someone else on the street, you can snap their pic with a camera phone, and then the site will post the picture and an account of what happened.
I agree with this in principle, because I don't think anyone should have to be subjected to catcalls or lewd remarks when walking down the street. I don't exactly get what men think is going to happen if they tell some random woman they are beautiful, or that she will be intrigued when he describes what he would like to do to her. It just isn't going to happen. In fact, I am certain it never works.
So, I think if a guy does something nasty to a woman on the street, he deserves to get his picture taken and be embarrassed on the internet. Sometimes they'll even get arrested for it. And I say that's a good thing, though I am not sure how much of a detrimental effect this will have on people.
But I think Hollaback dropped the ball, so to speak, when it published this picture:
You see, the guy with the backpack is checking the girl out. And this is wrong why? Look what she's wearing! Of course he is going to look. Personally, I don't think this is worthy of the label "street harassment."
I even asked Christy about it, as she unfortunately knows a little bit about getting harassed on the street. She said that when she wears something like what this lady is wearing, she expects people to notice and to take a look. But nothing more. It's a whole different thing to get checked out as opposed to having gross things yelled at you or trying to grab your ass. Sorry to say, if somebody is going to go out dressed like that, people are going to look. And I think it's appropriate to look, but nothing more.
entry no. 675
Posted by oz115 at December 7, 2006 12:59 AM