Chasing after perpetrators of street harrassment
Last night, I saw a male-bodied person harassing a female-bodied person. She told him to “fuck off” and he starting complaining that he “only wanted to talk”, so I started following him in order to tell him to stop. He decided to leave her alone before I got there. So I continued home, singing and pumping the air in feminist joy. (Yes, really)
In other news, yesterday, I was on my way home at around 3 am and a male-bodied person approached me to ask for directions. The whole time we talked he left a big space between him and me. I really appreciated that; it felt like he’d really thought about how his presence might feel threatening to someone wandering around alone in the dark and was purposefully ameliorating that.
Hurray for thoughtful people!
Jun 22, 2010 @ 4:50 am
