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HERVEPA

(6,107 posts)
2. He's not downplaying yhe harrassment, he's contrasting with
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 08:29 AM
Oct 2014

(exaggerated of course) white male privilege.

Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)
3. Yeah, I got that.
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 08:52 AM
Oct 2014

But in the process it's downplaying and taking attention away from the harassment. Again, just my opinion.

 

HERVEPA

(6,107 posts)
4. OK. I get your point. I think it adds to the harassment attention by the contrast.
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 09:59 AM
Oct 2014

Just my opinion. I certainly understand and am disgusted by the way many men harass women in all sorts of venues, including on the street.

 

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)
6. the contrast is very effective, imo
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 11:37 AM
Oct 2014

So glad to be old and ugly so left alone for the most part these days...at long last.

I've had my share of street harassment, including my crotch grabbed by a boy running by and my skirt pulled up over my head by a gang while heading back to my car after a job interview.

I do not miss those good ol' days.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
7. As a young woman, without thinking I jammed my elbow back into a man's chest after he
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 07:52 PM
Oct 2014

patted my ass as I was walking in Brooklyn one afternoon. I would do the same today.

The first video can still be viewed here:
http://rt.com/usa/201015-street-harassment-video-parody/

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