A twitter account, entitled "Everyday Sexism" set out to document the experiences that women face in various everyday situations due to misogyny. As such, when Jezebel picked up on it, it was featured on the site. Though, the article was intended to focus on women's responses to sexist comments in general, I noticed that it quickly became focused on responses to unwanted advanced and catcalling. Examples include the following:
1) "When I get harassed I always pretend I didn't hear & say "what?" The more they have to repeat the sillier they sound."
2)"Man flashed a group of us at a dance club. I turned to the woman drinking next to me and said:"Look! It's like a penis, only smaller!" She did a spit take, and he slunk off to some other part of the establishment, his tail between his legs."
Personally, I thought it was really awesome to see responses from people, and many of them were especially funny, though the fact that catcalling is so prevalent remains as a stark example of patriarchy. What do you all think (link below).
http://groupthink.jezebel.com/great-comebacks-to-sexist-comments-1478737819/@burtreynoldsismyspiritguide1
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