You know what harassment looks like?
A 13 year old girl followed home from the rickshaw stand by a labourer on a cycle.
You know what harassment looks like?
A 14 year old girl followed from her home to her tuition by a fat man making lewd gestures with his fingers near his crotch.
You know what harassment looks like?
A 14 year old girl too scared to go back to her tuition.
You know what harassment looks like?
A man trying to get a feel of a teen's breasts in a 5 minutes auto ride after dark.
You know what harassment looks like?
Not having the option of getting down from the auto because you're too scared about not getting any other transportation back home.
You know what harassment looks like?
Having your breasts compared to melons
You know what harassment looks like?
Having to hear young boys sing "pee loon " as you walk down the road.
You know what harassment looks like?
Hating the songs for ages after that
You know what harassment looks like?
Having to change routes because it's dark and you're walking home alone.
You know what harassment looks like?
Feeling unsafe in your lane when one of the street lights breaks down.
You know what harassment looks like?
Men and women staring at your cleavage
You know what harassment looks like?
Feeling the need to cover up your cleavage.
You know what harassment looks like?
Covering your face with your bag because some random guys have started clicking pictures of your girls with their phones at your bus stand.
You know what harassment looks like?
Having to do that everyday.
You know what harassment looks like?
Knowing your sister will be harassed and she's barely 10.
You know what harassment looks like?
Coming back home to hear your 11 year old sister recount her scary story of how she was followed home from the bus stand.
You know what harassment looks like?
Witnessing the same fat guy that followed you ages ago, masturbating outside your house.
You know what harassment looks like?
Instinctively knowing that the fat guy probably harasses the students of the all girls school opposite your home.
You know what harassment looks like?
Having to explain what harassment looks like.
You know what harassment looks like?
The fatigue from the countless times you've explained what harassment looks like.
Street harassment is something all women are handed on a ready plate and told to deal with. Because, "men will be men" and "such is a women's life"; so on and so forth.
This post is completely based on my and my sister's experiences.
Most women will relate. A few men will try to imagine. Some will understand. Most men will dismiss it as another write up by a bitchy, whining women who thinks her life sucks.
A 13 year old girl followed home from the rickshaw stand by a labourer on a cycle.
You know what harassment looks like?
A 14 year old girl followed from her home to her tuition by a fat man making lewd gestures with his fingers near his crotch.
You know what harassment looks like?
A 14 year old girl too scared to go back to her tuition.
You know what harassment looks like?
A man trying to get a feel of a teen's breasts in a 5 minutes auto ride after dark.
You know what harassment looks like?
Not having the option of getting down from the auto because you're too scared about not getting any other transportation back home.
You know what harassment looks like?
Having your breasts compared to melons
You know what harassment looks like?
Having to hear young boys sing "pee loon " as you walk down the road.
You know what harassment looks like?
Hating the songs for ages after that
You know what harassment looks like?
Having to change routes because it's dark and you're walking home alone.
You know what harassment looks like?
Feeling unsafe in your lane when one of the street lights breaks down.
You know what harassment looks like?
Men and women staring at your cleavage
You know what harassment looks like?
Feeling the need to cover up your cleavage.
You know what harassment looks like?
Covering your face with your bag because some random guys have started clicking pictures of your girls with their phones at your bus stand.
You know what harassment looks like?
Having to do that everyday.
You know what harassment looks like?
Knowing your sister will be harassed and she's barely 10.
You know what harassment looks like?
Coming back home to hear your 11 year old sister recount her scary story of how she was followed home from the bus stand.
You know what harassment looks like?
Witnessing the same fat guy that followed you ages ago, masturbating outside your house.
You know what harassment looks like?
Instinctively knowing that the fat guy probably harasses the students of the all girls school opposite your home.
You know what harassment looks like?
Having to explain what harassment looks like.
You know what harassment looks like?
The fatigue from the countless times you've explained what harassment looks like.
Street harassment is something all women are handed on a ready plate and told to deal with. Because, "men will be men" and "such is a women's life"; so on and so forth.
This post is completely based on my and my sister's experiences.
Most women will relate. A few men will try to imagine. Some will understand. Most men will dismiss it as another write up by a bitchy, whining women who thinks her life sucks.
Brilliant. :')
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