You're telling me to walk away?

     If a man were to yell demeaning things at you while you were walking down the street, would you confront them? Ok. What if you were a girl? A teenage girl? Does your answer change? In a tweet from BBC World, stories of street harassment of women are documented for 72 hours. Reading about these incidents brings forward the question: when should one ignore it? and when is it better to clap back? Fortunately, these days, feminism is present enough in young girls’ lives to teach them not to take shit from anyone. But is that the best way to handle catcalling? Most parents probably wouldn’t advise their daughters to tell off the group of men that just yelled provocative things at her.  In a link below, a comedian, Paris Sashay, shares her experience with the assault she faced after ignoring the advances of two men who were following her after a gig. She didn’t say one word to them, and was still beaten. Imagine if she had flipped them off. Imagine if she had told them to “fuck off.” Stories like this are terrifying, but what is even more unsettling is the fact that if she had stood up for herself, she would have made it worse. All of this time spent teaching young girls to advocate for themselves is being put on hold for this one subject. So just walk away...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/10/22/a-d-c-comedian-was-assaulted-at-night-the-experience-could-shape-her-next-big-gig/?utm_term=.7f9a48cf8d60

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XGPvbWn0A