Comments on: Get Your Eyes Off My Thighs

By: Heather O

Heather O — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:57:39 +0000

haha way to go Elena! Not being much of a city girl, I had no idea harassment was occuring at such a large scale in the city. I would love to have seen those fliers you passed out.

By: Solmarie S.

Solmarie S. — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:45:33 +0000

I love this! I completely agree with everything she said. I know we are all tired of walking down the street and having men yell things at us. I especially hate it when they are determined to get your attention and you ignore them and they proceed to curse you out. Since when am I obligated to talk to someone that I don’t know and that I don’t want to talk to? I also agree with the fact that we should be able to wear whatever we please without worrying about a man’s “weakness”. I love how she put that in quotation marks because it is bull and it’s also unfair to us. I’m glad women are stepping up and trying to put a stop to this trend harrasers are casually practicing out in the streets. Great article!

By: Brett

Brett — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:38:26 +0000

So what exactly did your fliers say?

By: Ali

Ali — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:17:06 +0000

Thanks for broadening this post to cover the experiences of the women who have endured this atmosphere their entire lives.

This culture plays itself out in very ugly ways – the case of Nixzmary Brown (who lived in Bed-Stuy, by the way) is a prime example of how such attitudes towards women can play out, even though she was only seven years old.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixzmary_Brown

By: static1

static1 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:43:28 +0000

Well, G, I’m happy you asked. I will be expanding upon the article this evening. Meanwhile, hold tight and don’t let your ignorant asshole feelings get your panties in a bunch.

Dearest Matthew–Your comment is puzzling- but as always,violence is not acceptable. And the problem is that it’s so normalized that people don’t see what’s wrong.

By: Matthew Spears

Matthew Spears — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:59:47 +0000

When it comes down to it, most people want a scapegoat. It's hard to accept violence or what's really going on. But scapegoating is violence in itself. Loving Awareness: A Journey to Wholeness

By: G

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:38:24 +0000

Everyone is judged by their looks, men and women. You’re not special in that way. What do you suggest should be done against people that look at other people? Should they be locked up? Should it be made illegal to “hit” on people? What did the fliers you passed out say? “Stop looking at me.”

You’re clearly unhappy about something, but what exactly is it that you want do?