Huffington Post article: Street Harassment Should Be a Crime

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6165166

Catcalling and Street Harassment Should Absolutely Be a Crime
J.J. Colagrande 11/19/14 11:17 AM ET
This article might be a little bit late to the catcalling party, but this issue isn’t a party, nor is it going anywhere. In fact, this issue should continue to be examined, articulated and pressed forward with the legitimate chance of actualizing legislation to ensure that catcalling and street harassment is a prosecutable crime.

This is not a first amendment issue.

This is not merely a matter of creepiness or rudeness or uptight citizens. To have the viewpoint that it’s okay to scream or even speak complimentary or rude remarks regarding a stranger’s physical appearance is antiquated and barbaric and incredibly politically incorrect. In the very least, catcalling and street harassment is chauvinistic, misogynistic, sexist and rude. In the most, it’s an invasion of privacy, a disturbance of peace, sexual harassment, and a slippery slope towards a possible assault or abuse, either physically or mentally. This isn’t a feminist issue. It’s a societal problem.

We have to protect our daughters, sons and each other.

The fact that anyone (not necessarily just a pretty woman) can’t walk down a city street without having to be engaged is wrong. It is public disorder and borderline chaos. If a judge or prosecutor doesn’t see catcalling as disturbing the peace, they’re living in another era. No one wants a felony for catcalling or street harassment, but having law enforcement police the issue isn’t asking too much, it’s asking for a little.

What’s wrong with issuing a few tickets?

Consider it like driving without a seat belt. The more tickets a cop issued, the more society buckled up. This should be common sense, not a wedge issue.

Hollaback is the preeminent non-profit organization committed to this. To keep an eye on the evolution of this issue, or, to get more information, check out their website.

And be nice out there. This isn’t funny or a joke. This is simply about respect.

Harassed at East Columbia Library; Columbia, Maryland

One day I was typing up some work at the East Columbia Branch Library off Cradlerock Way in Columbia, Maryland.

I sent a document to the printer and as I approached the printer located on top of the information circular counter I noticed there was a Black male and Black woman having a conversation. I thought nothing of it until I reached for the paper off the printed and slightly turned back around only to have a tall black “Christian” male literally in my face blocking my view and stated “Hi-yah..” with a smirk and would not leave my presence.

What was odd was that not only did he jump in my face, block my frontal view in a matter of about three seconds but he abandon the conversation he was in. My startled look was apparent as one of the librarians turned around and stared at him. About a minute later the Black woman he was in the company with stated “Don’t do that” and gestured for him to leave me alone.

A G-d-fearing religiously clad, quiet woman working on the computer being blocked in for just existing.

In broad daylight, if it was not for the woman speaking to the male in a tone disparaging his conduct disapprovingly and the librarian turning around–he would’ve surely grabbed me. Black male harassers everywhere, cannot even go to a library and be productive without these cretens disturbing you.

Black man leave me alone.

Two Separate Conversations with Sunni Muslim Women: Black “Christian” Males Are Sexual Harassers and are Nasty

One day I was at a retail store when a younger (continental) African woman who worked there asked if I needed assistance. As I was looking for a scarf we discussed higher education. As the conversation progressed we discovered we had something else in common–black Christian males are disrespectful and continuously sexually harass Sunni Muslim women. Although I wear hijab and modest clothing and she doesn’t the result was the same. Interestingly, she referred to black “Christian” males as unattractive and thugs, and that she preferred white men, sentiments shared by many highly educated Sunni Muslim Black women.

Another conversation I had was with a Sunni Muslim Black woman from the West Coast. We met at an Islamic celebration and she revealed she was married to a white man who converted to Islam whom I met towards the end of the event. As we talked, I asked her why did she and her family move to Maryland. She stated the environment was not condiucive to raising a family and black (Christian) males sexually/street harassed her even when she had her chidren with her. Although she  is a covered, Sunni, practicing married woman, she too endured years of black male harassers. Knowing how ignorant and uncivilized black men are she was probably harassed for being in a interracial marriage. Why do black Christian males and women insist on imposing their insidious views on Sunni Muslim Black women who do not share religious or cultural beliefs with them and are at peace with their choices? It is because they have no peace, are unhappy and jealous and want to mock and destroy Sunni Muslim Black women who share little or nothing in common in common with them religious wise or culturally.

I must admit I was surprised that their family moved to Maryland/DC area where the same type of thugs persist. However, after discussing real estate and how her family can purchase farm land and be further away, I understood that in California it is nearly impossible to do so.

Interesting to note that these black male thugs do not bother Arab or South Asian Muslims because black males have a special hatred of seeing successful, religious women at peace. For some reason they harbor a special IDIOTIC and IRRATIONAL notion that skin pigmentation grants them a right to cat call, sexually harass and otherwise make women of color uncomfortable with their disrespectful and diabolical behavior. These sexual black “Christian” predators will rape you, assault you, invade your space, intercept your conversation, threaten you, call you out your name, molest you, try to embarrass you–yet wonder why you stay away and avoid their presence. This type of behavior gives credence to racists who promote the bell curve as black men do not act responsibly or with intelligence on a daily basis in civilized society. These deviants pillaged and devastated their own “black Christian” community (with health issues and illegitimate children/children they don’t care for) and now attempt to infiltrate the Sunni Muslim community with the same. We have our eyes on you (all of us). They mock G-d, modest, decent women and G-d’s creation, yet they think they have a right to G-d fearing women simply because we exist? Only demons believe such foolishness.

Two separate conversations, two different Sunni Muslim women of color, from two different parts of the world and the same problem: nasty, black “Christian” sexual/street harassers. They are a plague and are everywhere. God help us all.