Why One Woman Is Photographing Her Catcallers

[Sweet Freedom]

When she moved to Brooklyn in 2011, Caroline Tompkins quickly got tired of being catcalled. It felt as though whenever she left her apartment, she would be harassed by men on the street.

"I eventually realized that simple tasks like going to work or school or just taking the train somewhere became sullied by relentless comments and demands from men on the street," the 22-year-old photographer told The Huffington Post in an email.

So, she started turning her camera onto her street harassers.

http://www.carolinetompkins.com/heybaby

[HockeyMom]

1. Sweet Revenge

Been there, done that, with Construction workers where I worked 40 years ago. Fed up, I asked my Longshoreman Dad to meet me for lunch, wearing his work clothes, and hardhat. Oh, hi, guys want to meet my DAD????? He asked them if they knew his DAUGHTER. ROFL No more catcalls from them, but they did occasionally ask how my Dad was doing. "You have a very nice Dad." hahahahah.

[Sweet Freedom]

3. What's infuriating

beyond the catcalls themselves, is the guys didn't respect your requests to stop, but they respected your father's.

[seabeyond]

5. exactly what i take from it. the insult. and men pretending they do not get it. when so obvious.

why, when i go in public, must i accept rude behavior?

why would any person expect me to have to hear this shit? and then to suggest it is a compliment.

yet. clearly. they do not do it with a man, that has ownership of the woman, out of respect to the man.

can we hear a ....

boo yah.

[HockeyMom]

6. Besides being female,

I was also a "white collar, office worker" which I suppose they also resented. I wanted to show them that even "paper pushers" can come from blue collar workers. It is not just a sexist attitude, it is also a class problem. That is why I asked Dad to meet me in his HARD HAT. My Dad was one of THEM, and they respected that. It should not be like that, but unfortunately, it is.

[ismnotwasm]

2. Good.

Assholes

[Sweet Freedom]

4. No kidding!

Good for her! She even included an email and phone number she was given.