Add holla@ihollaback.org to your cellphone and send pics straight to Holla Back NYC

HollabackNYC is now also accepting video submissions: Catch that jerk with your video phone or do journalistic style feature on Street Harassment and we'll post it!

Email your submissions here!

We welcome submissions from everywhere.

Join the HollaBackNYC Mailing List

Keep informed of upcoming events, screenings, and the Post of the Month!

Email:

If you have questions about street harassment or about our site, consult our list of Frequently Asked Questions for more information.

For info on HollaBack's commitment to antiracism, click here.

DONATE NOW:

Hollaback on the go by tweeting your street harassment stories! Add #hbnyc to all posts and follow us @iHollaback:

Reggie

Reggie

Want HollaBack to come and speak at your school, dorm, or organization? Email Emily at emily@ihollaback.org.

    Press

  • Want a street harassment expert to tell you what it's really like on the streets? Email Emily May at emily@ihollaback.org.

Articles by HollabackNYC co-founders

HOLLApress

Holla Without Borders:
International press coverage!

Reggie

Check out HollaBack merchandise!

Design courtesy of Colleen Keegan

Check out photos from our past events here!

Click to see the raunchiest, nastiest street assholes around!

Powered by Blogger


Support Bloggers' Rights!
Support Bloggers' Rights!

Get Firefox!


Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike 2.5 License.

Friday, May 12, 2006

Were Those Guys Talking About Raping Me, or Was I Imagining Things?

Last night I was coming home around midnight after a study marathon and having all kinds of fun experiences with leering guys on the subway. It was like "Creepy Man Stare at Lauri" Day or something. My outfit was eye-catching -- a flowery dress that ended mid-thigh, tights, and corduroy jacket -- but not immodest. Basically it showed off my legs. Anyway, I get off at my stop in Astoria and these two guys behind me start talking about rape. Now, I can't be 100% sure about the exact content of their conversation, but it seemed that one of the guys was trying to convince the other guy that raping women was, you know, a bad thing. All the while, the avenue is barren. I'm getting a little bit concerned. "Why are they talking about this behind a woman who's walking by herself at midnight?" I wondered. "That's not so polite."

When I got to my house, one of the guys yelled out, "I'll get you next time." Now, was he yelling to his friend, or to me? I don't know. All I know is that now I feel even more threatened in my already leering-loving neighborhood, and will have to buy some mace. Great.

Astoria needs some serious street harrassment awareness training.