Before we begin the 'Gent's Only' event we will be making publishing a few ideas that will hopefully bring to notice the range of men on the street. For starters, we found this on youtube. Posted by someone called the 'missing agent'. This video has been called "Eve Teasing at the Party".
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Linn from Norway
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It's insane, the behaviour of these men. They behave like a pack of wild animals. I doubt they understand how their actions come off as frightening to women. Or maybe that's the point -- so they can show off their "manhood"? But real men don't act like this.
Sickening! Cant these people be reported? Something should be done. Not only do they commit the act, they have the gall to put it on you tube. they could have killed that girl on the bike. I saw it on youtube...they are engineering students!
I was perhaps as shocked to see the video on youtube. It is clear that they were simply having 'fun'. that in their eyes it was just a little bit of 'teasing', not sexual intimidation or harassment. This is one aspect of the issue- the fact that it is a fun thing to do. I am assuming that the person who shot this video has uploaded it- and clearly doesnt see it as 'wrong'- its called " eve teasing at a party".
I think we're committing an error in calling this "Gent's Only"- there's a whole range of ideological paraphernalia and expectations attached with the construct of "Gentlemen" and these creatures come nowhere near the standards!
ap- gents is being used as a term here because of its frequent appearance in every street corner- gents is used in several street conversations, homes,outside toilet signs i agree with you that term means something else and is perhaps a misfit-which is precisely the reason we have used it.
looks like de don have mothers or sisters...de shud be beaten to black and blues.... and one of abv comments by some1 abv says dat its just fun!! u wil know wat dis fun makes u feel like wen u see dis happening to ur mother or sister... d video clearly shows how dos SOBs troubled dat gal.. have a heart!! its not fun dat gal knows wat went through her..
The really weird thing for me is the fact that these idiots can post this video on YouTube and then just count how many times it has been viewed.... where are their brains?
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'Eve Teasing' in India is considered a joke or prank. Blank Noise is a public and participatory arts project that seeks to explore street dynamics and recognize 'eve teasing' as street sexual harassment or violence.
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It's insane, the behaviour of these men. They behave like a pack of wild animals. I doubt they understand how their actions come off as frightening to women. Or maybe that's the point -- so they can show off their "manhood"? But real men don't act like this.
Sickening! Cant these people be reported? Something should be done. Not only do they commit the act, they have the gall to put it on you tube.
they could have killed that girl on the bike. I saw it on youtube...they are engineering students!
I was perhaps as shocked to see the video on youtube. It is clear that they were simply having 'fun'. that in their eyes it was just a little bit of 'teasing', not sexual intimidation or harassment. This is one aspect of the issue- the fact that it is a fun thing to do.
I am assuming that the person who shot this video has uploaded it- and clearly doesnt see it as 'wrong'- its called " eve teasing at a party".
If this isnt reported to the police, then the whole Blank Noise movement is without purpose
I think we're committing an error in calling this "Gent's Only"- there's a whole range of ideological paraphernalia and expectations attached with the construct of "Gentlemen" and these creatures come nowhere near the standards!
ap- gents is being used as a term here because of its frequent appearance in every street corner- gents is used in several street conversations, homes,outside toilet signs
i agree with you that term means something else and is perhaps a misfit-which is precisely the reason we have used it.
looks like de don have mothers or sisters...de shud be beaten to black and blues.... and one of abv comments by some1 abv says dat its just fun!! u wil know wat dis fun makes u feel like wen u see dis happening to ur mother or sister...
d video clearly shows how dos SOBs troubled dat gal.. have a heart!! its not fun dat gal knows wat went through her..
The really weird thing for me is the fact that these idiots can post this video on YouTube and then just count how many times it has been viewed....
where are their brains?
its funny to watch..ist this a real video?
are they outta their minds? Are they drunk?
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