Watch: Woman harassed more than 100 times in NYC
Hollaback, an organization dedicated to combating street harassment, followed Shoshana B. Roberts for 10 hours as she walked through the streets of New York City. What the video reveals is unsurprising—Roberts was addressed more than 100 times by random men in what she categorizes as street harassment.
Hollaback, an organization dedicated to combating street harassment, followed and videotaped Shoshana B. Roberts for 10 hours as she walked through the streets of New York City. What the video reveals is unsurprising—Roberts was addressed more than 100 times by random men in what she categorizes as street harassment.
In the condensed, two-minute public service announcement, Robert's wears a nondescript black t-shirt and dark pants. Her plain appearance, though, doesn't quell the hollers.
From "Have a nice evening," to "God bless you Mami," to my personal favorite, "Hey, look it there! I just found a thousand dollars," Roberts remains stoic and silent in the face of comments directed toward her, which obviously frustrated some of her harassers. One man told her to smile and when she didn't, he yelled it louder. Another man told Roberts she should say 'thank you' because a stranger was positively acknowledging her appearance.
Said Roberts on Hollaback's website, "I'm harassed when I smile and I'm harassed when I don't. I'm harassed by white men, black men, Latino men. Not a day goes by when I don't experience this."