Sexual street harassment in Brixton
- Thread starter S A Villarino
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If they're talking in another language, how do you know they're discussing you instead of a mother in law, their son's latest girlfriend, or the football results etc?
Because sometimes is blatantly obvious. It's rather annoying when you know someone is discussing you right in front of you.
girasol
Addicted to handstands!
You would know, especially if they continued looking at you, it would be very likely that they were continuing to do it, and in another language for the specific purpose that you don't know what they are saying, but you know it's about you. Shitty thing to do.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
If they're talking in another language, how do you know they're discussing you instead of a mother in law, their son's latest girlfriend, or the football results etc?
The large blue donkey on their shoulder tells them so.
Rushy
basically a scrotum
A spaniard did that to me last weekend in Haggerston. Unfortunately for them I'm fluent in Spanish. Idiota.
(As I presume are you?)
girasol
Addicted to handstands!
A spaniard did that to me last weekend in Haggerston. Unfortunately for them I'm fluent in Spanish. Idiota.
(As I presume are you?)
Spanish was the second language I learned, English was the third. I'm a lot more fluent in English, and don't understand a word of fast Spanish
Manter
Lunch Mob
Rushy
basically a scrotum
Spanish was my second too. But I went to Spanish schools for a few years so it was better than my english for a while. Not any more, mind you! But good enough to respond with some antiquarian playground taunts.Spanish was the second language I learned, English was the third. I'm a lot more fluent in English, and don't understand a word of fast Spanish
This thing is happening in Brixton on Saturday. We could explore a local response to a world-wide issue of sexual harassment on road!
"To recap: this challenge at Made in Lambeth is an opportunity for people active/concerned/working on community safety and anti-violence initiatives to come together with developers, designers and other creatives to develop ideas and an identity for a community-based ‘network’ to work with us on producing a new Preventing Serious Violence Strategy for Lambeth.
It’s a two day challenge, over Saturday and Sunday 12/13 October (10 to 5, with breakfast offered at 9am), but participants can come for one day only. Pre-booking is recommended (at http://madein.lambeth.coop/made-in-lambeth-events), but is not mandatory – feel free to turn up on the day (though around 10am if possible). Brixton pounds are provided to buy lunch so we can put some cash back into the local economy.
Saturday – ideas day – developing the concept and identity of an ‘Anti-Violence Network’ – what’s it for? How does it work? What’s the Mission Statement? Guiding principles; relationships with key stakeholders etc. It would also be good to give it a name!"
"To recap: this challenge at Made in Lambeth is an opportunity for people active/concerned/working on community safety and anti-violence initiatives to come together with developers, designers and other creatives to develop ideas and an identity for a community-based ‘network’ to work with us on producing a new Preventing Serious Violence Strategy for Lambeth.
It’s a two day challenge, over Saturday and Sunday 12/13 October (10 to 5, with breakfast offered at 9am), but participants can come for one day only. Pre-booking is recommended (at http://madein.lambeth.coop/made-in-lambeth-events), but is not mandatory – feel free to turn up on the day (though around 10am if possible). Brixton pounds are provided to buy lunch so we can put some cash back into the local economy.
Saturday – ideas day – developing the concept and identity of an ‘Anti-Violence Network’ – what’s it for? How does it work? What’s the Mission Statement? Guiding principles; relationships with key stakeholders etc. It would also be good to give it a name!"
ska invita
back on the other side
Only just seen this thread - just to add about a decade ago we considered moving to Brixton as had friends in the area (who have since left as it goes - priced out), but one of the main reasons we didn't was becasue of sexual harassment and not wanting to have to deal with it, or the potential expectation of it, on a day to day. This was based on experiences being out in Brixton , most often at nights, visiting friends and so on. Its definitely not unique to Brixton, but we felt it would add unnecessary stress to day to day life. Didnt move to Surrey as has been suggested, but stuck to our mellower corner of SE London
