Suggestions from one man to other men about what to do if they witness #streetharassment. What have you seen work? Suggestions I’ve encountered are: if you’re with like-minded friends, you turn the tables and make the catcaller the target of catcalls; that you stress to the harasser he’s making everyone uncomfortable, not just the woman he’s targeting. Another great example is to engage with the target with something innocuous, like asking the time – as horrible as it is, when a harasser sees her engaged with another man, he’s likely to stop. It shouldn’t be this way. But men have an advantage when it comes to other men and the failure to speak up – to friends, in articles, on social media, to harassers, etc. – helps create a border of acceptance, enclosing apathy and allowing harassment to continue. Women shouldn’t be doing this by themselves, just as members of the LGBT community shouldn’t be the only ones defending their existence.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 18:06:42 +0000
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