Watch the original video here: http://youtu.be/b1XGPvbWn0A
“The video, created by anti-street harassment organisation Hollaback! and marketing agency Rob Bliss Creative, was generally praised for highlighting the levels of intimidation women have to endure when walking down the street.
However, some viewers questioned why a majority of the males were black or Hispanic in a video which claimed to show more than 100 incidents of harassment “involving people of all backgrounds”.”
Read more here: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/viral-walking-new-york-catcalling-video-edited-out-white-people-1472453
Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) and Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/anakasparian) of The Young Turks discuss. Do you think there’s racism in the editing of the video? Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
Comments
When women are in a public space they are not there for men or men’s appreciation. They are probably there to go to work or running an errand. This behavior, being in public, should not entail comments by anyone. It should be normal. Any comment, even “have a nice day”, is harassment. Because it is a reminder that society still thinks women are there for men. None of it is ok. We don’t walk outside for your pleasure. The sidewalk is not a singles bar. No one should be treated this way even if it seems normal or not that bad.
Some guy I don’t know tells me “have a good day beautiful” and it makes me uncomfortable. I’m not here for guys to talk to or for them to throw their opinions on. They’re checking me out and I don’t like it. Also, it is not “literally” impossible to walk for 10 hours. Both of you did a great job on taking away from the real issue of harassment by making it about race and distorting the amount of catcalls and general street harassment that actually takes place.
You have to remember that responding to those comments that might not seen like “harassment” to you can often be interpreted as an invitation for follow up comments…