In response to the common claim that catcalls actually don’t happen that frequently, or that women are somehow “asking for it,” harassment nonprofit Hollaback! took to the streets of New York with a hidden camera.
For 10 hours, actress Shoshana B. Roberts walked around the city silently. In that time, she received over 100 comments from men as she passed by. Some even followed her for several minutes, taking Roberts’ silence as a “yes.”
Street harassment makes most women feel unsafe.
Whether a stranger physically encroaches on your personal space or simply comments on the way your body looks, it’s uncomfortable to be eyeballed in a public place while trying to go about your day.
Read more: http://elitedaily.com/news/world/hidden-camera-harassment-woman-nyc-video/817565/
Woman Wears Camera To Show The Harassment She Endures Walking In NYC (Video)
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