Video of woman harassed while walking in NYC

[Slushy]

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According to them, I should get 3-5 years in prison for saying "Hello".

 

[Piper Maru]

As an airplane is about to crash, a female passenger jumps up frantically and announces, "If I'm going to die, I want to die feeling like a woman." She removes all her clothing and asks, "Is there someone on this plane who is man enough to make me feel like a woman?" A man stands up, removes his shirt and says, "Here, iron this!".

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

First of all, I get bashed by both sides in this argument when I wade in. I'm for feminism, but I'm not a fan of manufactured social justice movements, and I think sometimes especially radical feminism is really just thinly veiled misandry. So like all well-intentioned movements for equality in society, it's not immune to misuse and exploitation in order to push extreme agendas. So let it be known I'm not automatically taking the opposite side.

Having said all that, where in the video does it say you should go to jail for 3-5 years for saying "hello"?? I don't think this video is an example of radical feminism. This is a woman who was legitimately harassed on the street. Now, there could be editing tricks to make several instances of harassment look like they happened in a small window of time, or she could be walking through particularly rough blue-collar neighborhoods where, truth be told, this stuff happens more often. But there was nothing that radical. Is this something she talks about on her website? Because I didn't see anything in the video that was as anti-men as the way you framed it.

 

[Slushy]

It was uploaded yesterday on YouTube. It already has 9 million views! O_O

 

[Sawyer]

The woman who made this video has already gotten a boatload of rape threats since uploading that video.

But no no no, the OP is right, these wacky feminists are just overreacting. We men are TOTALLY under attack.

 

[Feenix]

The woman who made this video has already gotten a boatload of rape threats since uploading that video.

But no no no, the OP is right, these wacky feminists are just overreacting. We men are TOTALLY under attack.

Seconded.

 

[Pink Ranger]

Being men's rights activist is its own punishment, that's all I'll say.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

It's just really hard being a man in this world, you know?

 

[Howlett]

"Complimenting" random women as they walk by on the street is not really the same as just saying hello.

They're not looking for your attention. It's not a nightclub.

Why are you even saying hello to a woman who is obviously walking right past you on her way to...not you?

 

[SuperFerret]

You can tell it's harassment because nobody ever says hello to a stranger in NYC without an ulterior motive.


Also, I don't think that video itself is proof of sexism and "rape culture", but the reactions to it by various ****bags kind of make their point for them.

 

[Greens]

The woman who made this video has already gotten a boatload of rape threats since uploading that video.

But no no no, the OP is right, these wacky feminists are just overreacting. We men are TOTALLY under attack.

*******s on the internet? That's totally a new thing.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

You can tell it's harassment because nobody ever says hello to a stranger in NYC without an ulterior motive.

This is so true. If you approach a stranger in NYC, you either want directions, money, sex, drugs or all of the above.

 

[Howlett]

You can tell it's harassment because nobody ever says hello to a stranger in NYC without an ulterior motive.


Also, I don't think that video itself is proof of sexism and "rape culture", but the reactions to it by various ****bags kind of make their point for them.

It's like Gamergate. They're only mad at the journalism, but express it through rape and death threats.

 

[Snow Queen]

The woman who made this video has already gotten a boatload of rape threats since uploading that video.

But no no no, the OP is right, these wacky feminists are just overreacting. We men are TOTALLY under attack.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

As a New Yorker...I can tell you that for a stranger to say a single word to you on the streets...it is ****ing weird. I think I can't stress that enough. It's such a strange thing for someone you don't know to say anything to you while you're walking. New Yorkers don't say "hello" like this is a sitcom show, this city isn't like that. This is a city where people pretty much mind their own business because everyone is going from their own point A to B. People barely even make eye contact in this city with strangers, much less just try and talk to someone they don't know. To me, as a New Yorker, it would be really weird to have someone just say "hello" to me. I feel like alot of people who aren't from New York might not get that.

So, a stranger on the streets of New York saying "hello" to you is weird enough. But, a stranger complimenting you, even in a comedian-type manner like "Goddamn!", that's insane to me. I would think that this person is crazy.

Now, 180 people in a day? In New York? I'm kinda amazed by it.

And, they weren't all saying "hello". One dude just yelled "SMILE! SMILE" like a ****ing psycho. Another followed her around for five minutes without saying a word (which would have prompted me to confront him with violence or a threat). Another guy yelled that she needs to "say thank you" because of his compliments, all because she did the right thing and did not engage.

I was a little more amazed by hearing that this is the norm for most women in New York. This is a weird city, with a lot of crazy people. I'd say this is a great PSA for any woman who might consider moving to New York and is uncomfortable with what she saw.

Also, carrying a weapon would be a great idea too.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

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According to them, I should get 3-5 years in prison for saying "Hello".

Getting 3-5 years in prison? Where'd you get that from?

 

[Sithborg]

See, I much prefer this video.

http://thedailyshow.cc.com/news-team/jessica-williams/5ndnit/jessica-s-feminized-atmosphere

 

[jaymes_e06]

According to them, I should get 3-5 years in prison for saying "Hello".

That's vastly undercutting the meaning of the video.

 

[Human Torch]

I saw this on the news.It's......"disturbing".Probably the best term I could think of to describe it.

 

[Pink Ranger]

In my experience, a lot of the guys who keep thinking "feminism has gone too far" would be too scared to walk through a gay neighbourhood as if they would be treated the same way (they wouldn't, but they're scared ****less that they might).

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

That's vastly undercutting the meaning of the video.

We get get 3-5 years for saying hello, but get castrated just looking.

And oddly enough, we just get a fine for thinking about saying hello, but punched in the face for thinking about just looking. Weird.

 

[jaymes_e06]

See, I much prefer this video.

http://thedailyshow.cc.com/news-team/jessica-williams/5ndnit/jessica-s-feminized-atmosphere

"Sir, it's not okay for you to say you want to take a **** on my **** and a dump on my chest, also that's redundant."

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

I see this EVERY DAY on the NYC subway. Dudes dropping "compliments"in a way that is indeed creepy or borderline aggressive, then saying stuff like "smile" or the like. As a man I never even experience anything like this and I never will. New York is indeed a city of people on the move. We New Yorkers are not "rude" as other people who don't live in similar big urban centers think often. We just A. have **** to do and places to be, and B. We ideally give our fellow citizens their own space both physically and psychically. To puncture that mental bubble is bad form. To do so with sexually aggressive come ons has got to be bad.

For anyone that doesn't want to understand the differences in life experience between a young healthy man and a young healthy woman I ask you to go talk to your mothers and aunts. Ask them to honestly explain how things like this made them feel. Ask them how the fear of sexual assault actually plays into their daily routine and circumscribes their actions in a way it never will for a man. You may be very surprised at the stories they tell. I post this as a person whose own mother fought off a rapist on a NYC subway platform in the early 1990's.

 

[C. Lee]

So many of the comments in here reinforce the point of the video....very many men are inappropriate with women, and don't think there is anything wrong with doing it.

 

[Feenix]

Where I live, we smile and say hello to passing strangers on the street.

Seems like I would get shanked in New York.