Posted on 10/31/2014 5:32:38 PM PDT by grundle
Is "hello" harassment?
Rob Bliss, creator of the viral video documenting the verbal harassment a woman encountered walking through the streets of Manhattan for a day, says "yes."
Some are hailing the video – which claims this woman was catcalled or otherwise harassed 108 times in a 10-hour span – as an exposé on a serious social scourge. But others are criticizing the video's assumptions, such as that a man greeting a woman on the street is harassment.
Bliss, who has a video marketing agency, admits that some of the scenes are more mild than others, but that "hello," in these situations, is definitely harassment.
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That poor little girl! She is a very delicate flower if she is offended by people saying “Hello” or “Good Morning” to her!
Yeah, whatever. That b*tch does not realize how lucky she is.
And yes, I saw excerpts from the video on the news. She does look b*tch-y. A feminist trolling for compliments to make a stink.
DANG!
It’s pretty interesting. However I would like to point out the most inappropriate things were said by those that aren’t white. White men said very nice things to her, like “Hello”, “Have a good day,” etc.
I certainly wouldn’t want my wife, or daughter to have to go through that. But they would be with me, and I doubt anybody would say anything. I wouldn’t let my girls go anywhere alone in NYC though.
Also, she didn’t say ANYTHING. A polite go away works wonders. Also she could maybe acknowledge some that were actually nice to her.
Heck, go here and see how she presents herself on her resume:
http://shoshanabroberts.wix.com/shoshanabroberts#!biography/c13dn
So she packed those 34DDs into a tight black t-shirt and went for a walk. I really don’t care if she’s out to promote her brand and get a job, just be honest about it and knock off the fake outrage because guys are looking at her boobs and saying hello.
it would be inteesting to see her sidewalk habits. is she the type that never gets out of anyone else’s way? expects everyone to get out of her way?
In 15 years when her assets are in National Geographic mode, she’ll die for an inkling of that attention.
Much ado about nothing.
“I certainly wouldn’t want my wife, or daughter to have to go through that.”
You’re correct.
I watched the whole video and, had that been my daughter, I’d be horrified. Especially with the man who walked with her for five straight minutes.
WITH THAT SAID... About half of those were innocuous. “Have a nice day,” and “Hello,” without suggestion.
Today I saw a very hot guy. I mean that this guy had an incredible body. Every muscle was defined and huge. I ended up in line behind him at the store.
I couldn’t stop looking. Finally, I spoke up.
“Please tell me your diet and exercise program because, dude, you are swooool!!”
He blushed and grinned and flexed and it was adorable, then he told me that he busted his butt at the gym so that he could eat what he wanted. He didn’t seem offended.
(And I’m a middle aged woman who’d just come from the gym myself. No makeup and... probably... a little stinky. I did work up a sweat today.)
Yes. You can have appreciation for the opposite sex without it being an insult or a come-on.
But, there is such a thing as tact. A lot of what was said to her was not an innocent compliment.
The dude that walked beside her for five minutes was scary. I’d have reached for my gun in less than one.
I don’t consider a hello or other low key greeting as harassment. But she is under no obligation to respond or acknowledge any stranger who speaks to her no matter how harmless he may seem. This is a good thing to remind all women of. Just because a guy seems totally safe doesn’t mean he is. Bottom line she did not know them.
We may be past the age of proper introductions as a way to increase our social circle but we are not past the age of being cautious about whom we strike up conversation with.
Oh yes, those sweet Amish boys were just being polite! /sarc
I have worked around some women who view merely saying “good morning” as hitting on them. Of course they were about as attractive as Lena Dunham. They did produce a “walking on eggshells” workplace environment.
I agree. However this type of crude, boorish behavior has always been going on. Bottom line is attractive women can find a good man, or a friend, or ask a nice person while they are walking to talk and walk with them a bit, and they wouldn’t be harassed. There are polite people, and the video was edited. I am willing to bet that there were more helpful polite people than inappropriate.
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