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Location:  Penn Quarter, NW DC Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I yelled at a “smile baby” guy just now. This one couldn’t stop with just telling me to smile, but also told me that I walk “like I am sad.” I told him “I can walk however I want to walk, I don’t need your advice, thanks.” He says […]

Location: G St. NW between 14th and 15th Time:  Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) The shoe shiner on G St. is an unpleasant guy who can’t control himself. Today, I was in slacks and a sweater and he said, “You dropped something.” I said, “Where?” (turns out I didn’t drop anything). He said, “Let me pick it up […]

Location: Pennsylvania Ave and K St NW Time:  Night (7:30pm-12am) I am a small girl, and I’ve simply gotten used to the fact that anytime I’m out alone after dark, I feel scared. Most of my friends are guys, and didn’t understand this, So I asked then what they would do if, while waiting for a red […]

What does it mean when a woman is called a “bitch” for responding to street harassment? What does that say about the options women have in responding to harassment? By Renee Davidson, Communicators Director, CASS [NOTE: Renee’s been nominated for the Women’s Media Center’s 2013 Social Media Award! Please support CASS & vote for her! Voting closes 9/24/13.] I […]

Location: Thomas Circle Time: Day Time (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking down the sidewalk and a man started trying to engage me and get my attention as I approached him. I avoided eye contact and kept walking past him. Angered that I ignored him, he shouted, “fat ass bitch!” as I passed. In my experiences of street harassment, […]