This Trial Shows the Absurd Things Street Harassers Expect of Women in Public

October 13, 2016 / Barry Deutsch

“She didn’t smile. Not even when I told her to!”

Are you a woman or a person perceived as a woman who experiences street harassment?

Then here’s a comic that illustrates the burden that constant harassment puts on you. Anyone who doesn’t get the problem with street harassment should imagine what it’s like to go through a trial like this one.

Because, as you already know, these accusations and expectations are more than anyone should have to deal with.

With Love,
The Editors at Everyday Feminism

 

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Barry Deutsch creates political cartoons with the help of his supporters on Patreon. He also creates Hereville, a comic about an 11-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl who wants to fight monsters, and (with Becky Hawkins) SuperButch, a comic about a lesbian superhero in the 1940s. Check out his blog and follow him on Twitter and on Tumblr.

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