GIRLS THOUGHTS ABOUT SEXUAL HARASSMENT
“Stop exaggerating, it just a joke”. “I said that as a compliment, you should be happy about that”.
Have you ever heard responses like that every time your friend or you feel sexually harassed? Some verbal sexual harassment are usually meant to tease or to get other people's attention. These habits are understandable when entering a normal conversation. Although it is considered normal, there are still many girls who claim that this habit makes them uncomfortable.
Most of them also claimed that they did not dare to confront directly to prevent conflict in a social circle. But what kind of words that make you feel sexually harassed? Why don’t we just laugh with that ‘joke and compliment’ so we won’t ruin the atmosphere of our social circle? Therefore, we present the girl’s viewpoints regarding verbal sexual harassment. Their names are written in pseudonyms for privacy reason.
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