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New video about street harassment of girls

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Ineedacupofteadesperately · 12/10/2018 14:00

Here - I think it gets the problem across well

plan-uk.org/act-for-girls/street-harassment

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Ineedacupofteadesperately · 13/10/2018 00:19

Really? The take away from that video is that it 'looks fake'? Not any outrage at the number of young girls who report being harassed? In their school uniforms? (if you read the wider web page not just the video there's been some research done)

You want to take footage of girls being sexually harassed and abuse them again by releasing that footage online without their consent. Because I doubt you'd get young teenage girls to consent to that. Women maybe, girls not so likely. No way in hell would I have consented to my humiliation being made public online.

What is wrong with getting actors involved? I thought the video was pretty accurate from what I can remember of being in similar situations as a girl myself (albeit rather more years ago than I like to admit).

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MrGHardy · 13/10/2018 00:04

Some of it is too fake surely, e.g. that old guy leering out of the van was just ridiculous. (Not saying it's fake as in fake it doesn't happen, I mean the staging of that particular scene was terrible). The part about the upskirt seemed much more natural, but yea, I don't know, it seemed a little forced to me overall.

Surely showing actual footage would be much more effective? Like that one video some time ago about street harassment, I think in New York, I still remember parts of that, like that one old creep being offended saying "it's my right to holla at her".

Gileswithachainsaw · 12/10/2018 23:12

Sounds about right and the second it slows down you know it's going to start on your Dds instead.

Nicknamesalltaken · 12/10/2018 23:09

Every man in your life needs to see this.

So many just don’t know this happens. We need them to be aware and to call it out when they see it as well.

peanut2017 · 12/10/2018 23:05

Sadly what I experienced as a kid. Sometimes coming home from school. Really gets the message across

Ineedacupofteadesperately · 12/10/2018 23:04

And also - this is one reason (there are many more) why single sex spaces are so important. When you're a young girl subject to this shit, it's great to be able to get away somewhere you KNOW it can't happen.

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Ineedacupofteadesperately · 12/10/2018 23:01

Bump for the evening crowd.... Just think it's worth watching.

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GulagsMyArse · 12/10/2018 19:44

That is great, really gets it

scotsheather · 12/10/2018 16:52

These may not be happening to all girls all of the time, but happening they still are. Not that everyone cares really.

AbsintheFriends · 12/10/2018 16:19

Brilliant, thanks for sharing OP.

NaturalBornWoman · 12/10/2018 14:38

It's an excellent video, I've shared widely.

Ineedacupofteadesperately · 12/10/2018 14:23

Yes, very good video, but disturbing. Makes me so glad to be middle aged and invisible. But I worry for both DDs.

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MrsAird · 12/10/2018 14:13

that is fantastic.

Ineedacupofteadesperately · 12/10/2018 14:01

Ugh, clicky link plan-uk.org/act-for-girls/street-harassment

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