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How You Feel About Street Harassment Can Depend a Lot on Where You're From
Confessions and revelations from a Southern transplant who's accustomed to driving most places.
Watching the viral Hollaback video posted late last month of a woman receiving unsolicited and unwelcome greetings, attention, and crass comments while navigating New York City on foot, I have to admit that I didn’t immediately understand the outrage. I certainly recognized it, as a woman who has gotten the same type of attention walking down the street. But I’d never been offended by it in the same way.