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A Woman In New York Filmed How Much Men Street-Harass Her In A Single Day

"Someone's acknowledging you for being beautiful. You should say 'thank you' more!"

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Back in August, filmmaker Rob Bliss and street harassment activist group Hollaback! paired up to capture just how prevalent street harassment is via a beautifully simple idea: filming it.

Bliss’ girlfriend Shoshana Roberts walked around New York for ten hours while her boyfriend, walking in front of her with a concealed GoPro strapped to his backpack, caught every “smile beautiful”, “hey baby how you doing”, and “why won’t you talk to me?” a woman in jeans and a t-shirt will “attract” in an average day.

You can learn more about what street harassment is via Hollaback!

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