More death threats -- Woman take video of her walk through New York

[GVC]

How would you feel if you had this many men hit on you while you walk down the street?

My first year in Toronto, I lived just south of "The Village" (Toronto's most recognizable gay neighborhood). Just the aggressive looks I got from men made me feel uneasy. I rarely ventured north as a result. It definitely made me more conscious of how I interact with strangers in public.

 

[Nightmare]

If you had to deal with this every time you wore a t-shirt and jeans, I bet you would have a different tone. I bet if someone then blamed you for the harassment and suggested you dress like we're in Saudi Arabia, you'd punch them square in the nose. I baffled at this perspective.

Deal with 1.5 minutes of compliments within a 10 hour span of walking in one of the most populated cities in the world? Which instances did she have that was sexual harassment?

 

[freakazoid]

More conservatively? Like what a burka? A prairie dress with jeans underneath? She's not dressed very provocatively if you ask me and she's attractive but not stunning, by any means.

Exactly what I meant. Ok, not really. Yes, that girl has curves that draw attention when she's dressed in tight fitting clothes. I certainly didn't make any comment about her being dressed inappropriately or slutty or something, and even though I see nothing wrong with her clothing, it seems like a simple solution. Either that, or she could make a video that suddenly makes the human race wake up and change the way they interact with each other. That might make more sense.
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As for the guy who was following her, that is something completely different than somebody saying "hey baby" as she's passing by.

 

[QuinSnydersHair]

There's nothing wrong with romantic advances. It's all about tact and respect, tho. How would you feel if you had this many men hit on you while you walk down the street?

I'd feel awesome. I'd love for that many women to want to **** my brains out.

 

[freakazoid]

I bet if someone then blamed you for the harassment and suggested you dress like we're in Saudi Arabia.

Right, that's exactly what I said. Even though I've already addressed this, I'll try one more time. The world is what it is, and even though saying "hey baby" to a stranger might be creepy and tacky, it's far from sexual harassment. Therefore, if a woman wants to avoid this, I see one particularly simple solution. She can either choose to dress differently, or she could post a video in hopes of changing the human race so that they are not creepy and tacky anymore. Good luck with that.

 

[QuinSnydersHair]

She walked 10 straight hours at that pace and wasn't even sweating? GTFO. I question the authenticity of this whole claim.

 

[BabyPeterzz]

My first year in Toronto, I lived just south of "The Village" (Toronto's most recognizable gay neighborhood). Just the aggressive looks I got from men made me feel uneasy. I rarely ventured north as a result. It definitely made me more conscious of how I interact with strangers in public.

That sounds really, really crappy.

 

[BabyPeterzz]

I'd feel awesome. I'd love for that many women to want to **** my brains out.

I said men, not women.

 

[Nightmare]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norah_Vincent

A woman pretended to be a man for a year and a half. She was institutionalized for depression and stated she never felt so glad to be a woman. Granted this is anecdotal evidence but so is this video.

 

[BabyPeterzz]

I realize OB isn't exactly known for his sarcasm, but I really think your meter needs fixing.



Overreact much? I consider this behavior to be tacky, but far from criminal. I'd like to see her do another video in which she is dressed more conservatively, and then see if she gets the same results. But then again, had she done that, the result would have been much different, which would have defeated her purpose.
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Truthfully, attractive women have been dealing with this since the beginning of time, and they each have a choice. They can dress in a way that attracts attention, realizing that, yes, much of that attention is going to be unwanted, or, if it really bothers them, they can dress down and live with less attention from men she's interested in.
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Finally, even though I completely understand young women being creeped out by such behavior, I have no doubt that one day, when she is older and fatter, she will miss the day she could walk down the street and command that kind of attention, wanted or not.

Kinda like rape huh? Stupid women and their sexual bodies that make me want to **** them. Shame on them.

This board never ceases to disappoint me.

 

[Nightmare]

Kinda like rape huh? Stupid women and their sexual bodies that make me want to **** them. Shame on them.

This board never ceases to disappoint me.

Can you time stamp for me when in the video you see rape?

 

[One Brow]

Not that I agree with the approach of these men, but when did it become wrong to try to talk to a woman, or flirt with one, or make any sort of romantic advance?

Context is everything. This woman is walking down the street, not looking at the men. They are disturbing her, over and over. Basically, she's being treated like a piece of meat. What would you suggest she needs to do to be left alone?

I flirt with women regularly, but it's women I have met and am already talking to. I don't go to single's bars anymore, but those are also great places to strike up a flirtation from scratch. I'm sure you can come up with others.

 

[freakazoid]

Kinda like rape huh? Stupid women and their sexual bodies that make me want to **** them. Shame on them.

This board never ceases to disappoint me.

Yes, saying "hey baby" is almost the same as rape. You disappoint yourself, so you certainly don't need my help.

 

[One Brow]

I find nothing natural about making death threats?

If you prefer, replace "Naturally" with "As expected". Rightly or wrongly, this is what women have to expect when they speak out in this way.

I don't know if you intended to blame the girl with your comment ...

Not in any way, shape or form. I apologize for that confusion. The onus is entirely on the men making the threats, and the woman *should* be able to make such videos without receiving death threats.

 

[One Brow]

I'd feel quite flattered to be honest.

After the tenth time? The twentieth? When you heard it 20 times the previous day, and 20 times the day before that? How much flattery do you like?

 

[freakazoid]

What would you suggest she needs to do to be left alone?.

She should probably make a video to try and change the world to adapt to her, since there's clearly no other solution to unwanted attention.
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Also, I just want to say, I have absolutely no problem with this video, for the purpose of just making people think a little about how they interact with their fellow humans. However, IMO, most of the reactions in this video are simply a lack of tactfulness, and are being blown WAY out of proportion. Rape card, really? SMFH.

 

[candrew]

LOL - the producers of the video are being now being accused online of editing out all the white people that made harassing remarks. The chick in the video.....I mean, the young lady in the video, has confirmed that for some reason or another only a few white guys made the final cut.

Go get em' One Brow!

 

[QuinSnydersHair]

I said men, not women.

Nice double standard.

 

[QuinSnydersHair]

I flirt with women regularly...

 

[Siro]

Right, that's exactly what I said. Even though I've already addressed this, I'll try one more time. The world is what it is, and even though saying "hey baby" to a stranger might be creepy and tacky, it's far from sexual harassment. Therefore, if a woman wants to avoid this, I see one particularly simple solution. She can either choose to dress differently, or she could post a video in hopes of changing the human race so that they are not creepy and tacky anymore. Good luck with that.

The world is not what it is. We should put out that silly "but it's human nature!" argument to pasture. At one point, a large percentage of the U.S. population was enslaved. Not long ago, women couldn't even vote. Even more recently, over 90% of the population thought inter-racial marriage was immoral. The world changes every day, and silencing criticism by claiming that things are the only way they can be is small minded and utterly incorrect. Women feel harassed when subjected to cat calls each time they leave their house. I would feel precisely the same. And since they are the ones getting harassed, you don't get a say in how they should feel. The behavior is unacceptable and society should stand against it.