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Sexual Harassment Rampant At Coachella
- Thread starter Wazzy
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Did you read the article in the OP? I can't imagine any sane human walking away from that and saying "yeah but guys have it just as bad"
Pretty sure not a single person suggested this. You're just pointing out the problem is huge.
Nobody said that anywhere. Stop trying to twist your dumbass comment into something nobody said. You fucked up. Address that, learn from it, move on.
Sexual harassment isn't okay anywhere, against anybody.
People are supposed to go to music events and enjoy themselves, it's supposed to be a place to relax and enjoy the artist, not get molested. Funny enough, I was watching a video of Eddie Vedder throwing a guy out of his show for having his fingers in a girl's face, also made sure she was OK before continuing to play, I wish artists would always call it out if they see it at the actually shows and, at an event like this, make sure that things like this can be reported and they're properly policed.
Women could be walking around in a thong and a strap around their tits and it still wouldn't be justification for sexual harassment. Stop blaming the victims, holy fucking shit.
Festivals were always havens of debauchery and great great fun at that, and while no one should ever feel abused or uncomfortable sad (for both men and women) if current atttudes are killing the free spirit
Holy shit.
We have a live, "Well maybe if the women dressed more conservatively."
Oh okay so if a 6'5'' 270lb. gay man goes around and starts picking up straight dudes, playfully. He picks you up over his shoulder because you have your shirt off. What do you do? What if he grabs your dick without asking during the Beyoncé set?
Is it your fault because you were asking for it? Because of the dress code? Because he found you sexy?
This post is straight garbage.
I recently read about an art installation that focused on what women were wearing when they were sexually harassed or assaulted. The photos of it were really interesting and eye opening.
To the story posted by OP yes of course it's wrong to do that. And no I would never do that to a girl.
I was just pointing out that when guys are fucken drunk or high out of their minds they do stupid shit and if a girl half naked just smiled a at them for a sec they think it's open season... I've seen many times because I've been to Coachella. Anyway I think there needs to be some regulation to SToP this shit from happening further.
I was just pointing out that when guys are fucken drunk or high out of their minds they do stupid shit and if a girl half naked just smiled a at them for a sec they think it's open season... I've seen many times because I've been to Coachella. Anyway I think there needs to be some regulation to SToP this shit from happening further.
Sounds like a shitty festival with a shitty spirit if people not wanting to be harassed somehow ruins it.
Surely you can see why allowing those things at a festival could be problematic?
The real solution is having adequate facilities and a strong, professional security presence. Many concert promoters try to cut expenses in this area.
So, once again, you're saying the victims are the ones who need regulating?
So then the problem is the fucking guy in this scenario. Because girls will get harassed no matter what the fuck they're wearing.
It shouldn't matter what they're wearing. Being half naked or even fully naked isn't a free pass to go touching whoever you want. You're restricting one group to make up for the shitty actions of another group.
You can't be fucking serious. The way a woman dress doesn't give any man any right to harass her, I don't give a fuck if she's walking around naked.
so if a guy rapes a girl, it's the alochol's fault, but if a girl gets raped, it's her fault because of how she's dressed?
read your posts aloud before you hit send
Yes. You're about to be banned, and deservedly so; I hope you take your time off to think about why males feel entitled to women's bodies.
The way a woman dresses says nothing about her desire to be touched by random people.
These festivals are in warm weather, people are dancing how the fuck do you want them to dress? Is there a certain amount of clothing a woman must wear to indicate she doesn't want to be grabbed by random men?
On an even more WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK note though, just clicked on the actual article and see that the article was basically written to promote some app about STD status, seriously just use a fucking condom, especially at a festival for fucks sake, I seriously dispare
had an ex-girlfriend with me at a Yeah Yeah Yeahs show that was groped underneath her fucking jeans by a guy that were "fucken drunk or high out of their minds". a guy in the same group pulled his dick out and rubbed it on the back of a fully-clothed unassuming underage girl.
shut the fuck up you idiot.
No one here said that and no it's still not cool. The fuck is wrong with you?
The fact that none of this is surprising is what's really upsetting, as if sexual harassment is just a thing that happens to you and you just ignore it. I have experienced sexual harassment on multiple occasions, one of which was at a club and always there is one guy that would pull on my shirt almost ripping it, or touch my crotch, or grab me and try to pull me away from the safety of my group of friends. It doesn't matter how 'conservatively' you dress or how drunk/sober you are or how many people you are with, this shit is just something that constantly happens and the whole victim blaming excuse is not valid because no matter how much 'prevention' you do it is going to happen, it is just a matter of when.
lmao how does this even enter someone's mind? "oh hey she's small, let me show her how cool I am by picking her up and carrying her over my shoulder! That'll really impress her."
That particular exchange is weird because Coachella separates the bathroom areas by gender. There's only a tiny handful of places I can think of where she'd be in line for a bathroom and would have to deal with men being in her vicinity.
I'm not saying it didn't happen, I'm saying the guy was already probably in an area he was not supposed to be, which makes it 10x more gross.
Absolutely. My anger got the better of me and I immediately thought of that after posting. But thanks for catching that nonetheless.
You do realize women can be clothed and grabbed anyways? The idea that clothing is what provokes sexual assault is asinine. Blame the people who are touching for no reason.
What? That person just straight attacked someone. Calm down there buddy
Victim blaming, huh? Everyone should be allowed to wear whatever they want.
Edit: Already banned. Good job.
Nah, they totally shouldn't dress skimpy and this one girl before said its cool. I'm sure he just playin as well and she was just acting like a bitch too!
/s
I don't have a single female friend that is willing to go to these alone for that exact reason and its a shame to hear that, since some of my best times are going alone. I can be left entirely alone as a guy and I've never once been touched, grabbed, harassed, creepily stared at, etc.
No worries. It's a pretty rage-inducing story. Even now I'm thinking back to all the shows and parties I've attended, that have been ruined by assholes who couldn't or didn't want to control themselves.
User Banned (3 Days): Downplaying culture of sexual assault; disingenuous commentary
I swear some of you people.. victim blaming is one thing but the poster went and fucking attacked someone with 0 knowledge on the individual and you guys sit there like oh he deserved it. You're literally victim blaming yourself.
Anonymity + Large Crowds + Alcohol/Drugs + Loud Noise = perfect storm to attract creep asshole predators to prey on people.
I'm not sure how much organizers can actually do on this front outside of making sure staff is visibly available throughout the event, because the things that make it attractive to assholes are the exact things that make it very difficult to address.
I'm not sure how much organizers can actually do on this front outside of making sure staff is visibly available throughout the event, because the things that make it attractive to assholes are the exact things that make it very difficult to address.
Thousands of people having fun being drunk and/or wasted there will be tonnes of attention from both men and women to others and I'm sure most attending would understand that but seeing attempts at attention as sexual harassment in that kind of enviroment just really surprising to me, I can't imagine any girl at a festival feeling sexually harassed because someone picked them up, any I would'v known would'v found that hilarious then again I can't either imagine any guy calling a girl a "heinous bitch" for not kissing them in my day they would'v just moved on and just tried kissing someone else
As I say the spirit just doesn' seem quite the same with today's youth