While some say it’s best to stay quiet, oftentimes for safety reasons, others believe speaking up will help educate and curb the problem. But here’s the thing, there’s no one right way.
“It really does depend on the situation,” Holly Kearl, Stop Street Harassment’s founder and executive director, told Revelist in an interview.
She explained that while staying silent appears to look like the safest choice, some harassers will get aggressive anyway.
“There have been a number of cases where men escalate because they don’t like to be ignored. At the mild end, [they’ve] called a woman a bitch, on the extreme end [they] throw trash at her, chase her, shoot her,” she said.
In other words, women can’t win.
“You can ignore it and it could escalate. You could lash out, it could escalate. Whatever you can do in the moment that helps you through is the right response,” she added.
Because of this, we’ve compiled how women on Reddit, and a few of us at Revelist, respond to catcalls below. Do what feels right to you. Because feeling powerless isn’t right at all.
I smiled and said “no thank you” and kept walking and exploring the park.
Awesome park, btw!
I’m not going back though. Lol" — Desert_raver
title: “What S The Best Way To Respond To Catcalls Redditors Reveal How They Respond To Street Harassment” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-27” author: “Valentina Wilcox”
While some say it’s best to stay quiet, oftentimes for safety reasons, others believe speaking up will help educate and curb the problem. But here’s the thing, there’s no one right way.
“It really does depend on the situation,” Holly Kearl, Stop Street Harassment’s founder and executive director, told Revelist in an interview.
She explained that while staying silent appears to look like the safest choice, some harassers will get aggressive anyway.
“There have been a number of cases where men escalate because they don’t like to be ignored. At the mild end, [they’ve] called a woman a bitch, on the extreme end [they] throw trash at her, chase her, shoot her,” she said.
In other words, women can’t win.
“You can ignore it and it could escalate. You could lash out, it could escalate. Whatever you can do in the moment that helps you through is the right response,” she added.
Because of this, we’ve compiled how women on Reddit, and a few of us at Revelist, respond to catcalls below. Do what feels right to you. Because feeling powerless isn’t right at all.
I smiled and said “no thank you” and kept walking and exploring the park.
Awesome park, btw!
I’m not going back though. Lol" — Desert_raver
title: “What S The Best Way To Respond To Catcalls Redditors Reveal How They Respond To Street Harassment” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-25” author: “Tracey Holden”
While some say it’s best to stay quiet, oftentimes for safety reasons, others believe speaking up will help educate and curb the problem. But here’s the thing, there’s no one right way.
“It really does depend on the situation,” Holly Kearl, Stop Street Harassment’s founder and executive director, told Revelist in an interview.
She explained that while staying silent appears to look like the safest choice, some harassers will get aggressive anyway.
“There have been a number of cases where men escalate because they don’t like to be ignored. At the mild end, [they’ve] called a woman a bitch, on the extreme end [they] throw trash at her, chase her, shoot her,” she said.
In other words, women can’t win.
“You can ignore it and it could escalate. You could lash out, it could escalate. Whatever you can do in the moment that helps you through is the right response,” she added.
Because of this, we’ve compiled how women on Reddit, and a few of us at Revelist, respond to catcalls below. Do what feels right to you. Because feeling powerless isn’t right at all.
I smiled and said “no thank you” and kept walking and exploring the park.
Awesome park, btw!
I’m not going back though. Lol" — Desert_raver
title: “What S The Best Way To Respond To Catcalls Redditors Reveal How They Respond To Street Harassment” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-18” author: “Josephine Jackson”
While some say it’s best to stay quiet, oftentimes for safety reasons, others believe speaking up will help educate and curb the problem. But here’s the thing, there’s no one right way.
“It really does depend on the situation,” Holly Kearl, Stop Street Harassment’s founder and executive director, told Revelist in an interview.
She explained that while staying silent appears to look like the safest choice, some harassers will get aggressive anyway.
“There have been a number of cases where men escalate because they don’t like to be ignored. At the mild end, [they’ve] called a woman a bitch, on the extreme end [they] throw trash at her, chase her, shoot her,” she said.
In other words, women can’t win.
“You can ignore it and it could escalate. You could lash out, it could escalate. Whatever you can do in the moment that helps you through is the right response,” she added.
Because of this, we’ve compiled how women on Reddit, and a few of us at Revelist, respond to catcalls below. Do what feels right to you. Because feeling powerless isn’t right at all.
I smiled and said “no thank you” and kept walking and exploring the park.
Awesome park, btw!
I’m not going back though. Lol" — Desert_raver
