Three examples of feminist activism embedded in the nooks and crannies of our various taxpayer-funded institutions:
1. My alma mater recently hosted an event called “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes”. Here’s the writeup from the central chapter:
Each year, an ever-increasing number of men, women and their families are joining the award-winning Walk a Mile in Her Shoes®: The International Men’s March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault & Gender Violence. A Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® Event is a playful opportunity for men to raise awareness in their community about the serious causes, effects and remediations to sexualized violence.
There is an old saying: “You can’t really understand another person’s experience until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.” Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® asks men to literally walk one mile in women’s high-heeled shoes. It’s not easy walking in these shoes, but it’s fun and it gets the community to talk about something that’s really difficult to talk about: gender relations and sexual violence.
How sexist. Most chicks don’t wear high heels. They wear Toms or flip flops. Either way, whether for a good cause or not, I hate gimmickry. If you’re doing something just because everyone else is doing it or because of social pressure or because you might gain favor with the sorority chicks on your campus, then your heart isn’t in the right place.
2. The Washington D.C. Metro Transit Authority is working with HollabackDC, the anti-street harassment organization:
We encourage you to contact Metro Transit Police at (202) 962-2121 to report any sexual harassment or sexual assault that you experience or witness on a train, station, bus or bus stop. This includes all unwanted sexual behavior, such as extended leering, sexual comments, indecent exposure, stalking, and groping.
Over at Hollaback’s site, they avoid addressing a legitimate question:
Some do not find comments such as “Hello, beautiful” or “Hey, gorgeous” offensive. Many do. Others may find them intimidating, intrusive, or just an annoying pain in the ass. Keep in mind that many women experience unsolicited comments, as well as violent verbal assault, from men in public spaces on a regular basis. Rather than deliberating the “gray areas” of street harassment, treat everyone you encounter with respect.
3. W.F. Price links to the University of Montana’s efforts to clean up its image after the Department of Justice began an investigation of numerous sexual assaults at the school.
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Rather than deliberating the “gray areas” of street harassment, treat everyone you encounter with respect.
This is funny. Men have to restrain all inclinations to express their sexuality, but to react to, criticize or even comment on the behaviour or dress of women is sexism verging on criminal behaviour. No wonder clothing is getting skimpier and skimpier. Men aren’t allowed to respond to the signals sent by women so the signals keep getting stronger. How long can this go on?
The reporting thing is disturbing. You just don’t know how easy it is to end up on a database now. The Metro Station calls and you’re asked if you were on bus A321 at 4:30 yesterday. You respond in the affirmative. Then you are asked if you conversed with a woman in a red dress. “Yes, I believe we struck up a conversation.” Thank you sir. We’ll be investigating this matter now that we have all of the facts and will let you know of our findings when we are done.
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Respect Anti-Racist white boys. We take notes of his every word. He inspires us in the execution of Justice.
LOL, the Birmingham crackhead is developing a split personality. One almost as illliterate as the other.
Lay off the crackpipe, dude.
Laugh white boy, laugh… Anti-Racist and me and my Soldiers are like one, white boy… we are not in Birmingham but close to our Brother
Does sexual harassment apply to women as well as men? If so, I hope Janet Napolitano, Suzanne Barr and their female friends at DHS (that’s the Department of Harassment, Sexual) better stay off the DC Metro. http://michellemalkin.com/2012/08/17/the-liberal-sisterhood-of-the-plundering-hacks/
“Rather than deliberating the “gray areas” of street harassment, treat everyone you encounter with respect.”
They don’t care weather gray areas exist or not, a woman’s feelings is the only thing to matters.
“The International Men’s March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault & Gender Violence.”
“Sexualized violence does not just affect women. It affects the men who care about them, their families, their friends, their coworkers, and their communities. Sexualized violence is epidemic. Some of the statistics: Every two minutes someone in America is raped.”
GENDER Violence ?
Every two minutes SOMEONE in America is raped ?
Doesn’t this mean that males also experience these things ? I wouldn’t march even if i didn’t have to wear high heels.
The walk a mile in her high heels mantra has taught me that women can’t see beyond their own tits.
Look up the book, “Self-made man” by Norah Vincent.
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