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An anti-street harassment PSA that went viral last week left a lot of angry men asking the Internet, "Can't I just say hi to women?"
But when men say hello to women on the street, it's almost never just about a simple, friendly greeting.
In response to the video from the nonprofit Hollaback, many men insisted that catcalling is a harmless, non-sexual greeting and that the video was overly sensitive. (The actress in the video also received threats in the YouTube comments.)
That led comedian Elon James White to ask the perfect question: "If [catcalling] is all about being social and has nothing to do with pursuing the woman then why don't [men] be social amongst [themselves]?" Read more...
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