#YesAllWomen, 3-6 of 144, in the form of haiku, for fizzyland
Delivery man
Says I'm way too fat to love
he still wants a tip
pre cell-phone "dick-pics"
men took them out on the street
just waved them about
Babysitter dad
Wait, I'll drive you home tonight
You still need the job.
Walking a city
With a man alongside me
a whole new city.
Take that, Twitter.
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It took me a while to understand the last one, and when I did, it floored me. I wonder how much harassment I am missing because I don't hear it.
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I kind of wish that women could go around recording the harassment they face for a while, video if possible, and compile them. I don't think reenactments are as effective as actually seeing it happen for real.
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I think you're right, about your hearing being protection. I've been happy about all the street phone use, for a similar reason--even if I'm not wearing headphones (which I don't, in public places...another "security measure" I take intuitively) I can always pretend I am. My hair covers my ears, people can't tell for sure. In the last 5 years, I think it's become an easier default assumption for guys to think "oh, she just didn't hear me, she's probably on the phone/listening to music" and it's less obvious that "she's ignoring me."
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The "whole new city" one gives me chills.
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It's interesting though - depending on the city, walking the city with a long-haired man gets me almost as much harassment as walking by myself.
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