This evening, while doing my usual social media check-in I ran across
this video
and girl, it hit home. Especially on this cold wintery day in New York
City in my dance teacher travels. Each time I walked out today, I was
suited in my down coat complete with furry hood that practically covers
my eyes, and on the bottom all that was visible: my baggy high water
sweat pants and clogs -- all black everything. Despite my covered and
not particularly attractive attire I received a total of: one (1) "Hey
Baby," two (2) "psst psst," and one (1) assertive "Hey Sexy," as if he
were addressing me by name. I could have been wearing a potato sack, or
the most revealing red dress on earth -- it wouldn't matter. The
harassment comes all the same.
I mention this because
earlier this year during the creative process for The Window Sex
Project, I got into some deep discussions with my dancers about
how much sexy is too much sexy? which led to this post:
Causing to Stumble
by cast member Alexandra Joye Warren. Part of this post questions a
woman's responsibility to not provoke a man - in this case by not
wearing revealing clothes; but as we see with my above anecdote, the
disrespect comes regardless of dress.
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| This is what I look like walking down the street. |
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