Harassment - xoJane

SMILE, SIZEIST! New Site Invites People To Share Photographs And Stories Of The Strangers Who Publicly Fat-Shame Them

Lesley — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Would you publicly shame your fat-shamer?

Channeling the Jaguar, or the Things We Do To Make Us Feel Street-Safe

Kate Conway — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:30:00 -0400

It seems like every woman I know has developed a strategy for dealing with that slimy feeling of a deserted train car or an empty, dark street.

The Man On the Street: Three Decades of Street Harassment

Pia Glenn — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:00:00 -0400

Whatever anyone thinks of my physical shell is neither here nor there. Nothing gives a stranger on the street the right to grab me, call me “dirty bitch” and “ho” and tell me to suck their dick.

My Biological Father Stalks And Harasses Me Online

Jessica O — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:00:00 -0400

I am 31 years old and I have never met my father, but that does not stop him from regularly contacting me online, calling me names and telling me how to live my life.

It Happened to Me: I Was Stalked By a Member of the Paparazzi

Joanna Schroeder of The Good Men Project — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:00:00 -0500

I used to work in a store on celebrity-filled LA Avenue, and I've been pushed, struck, shoved, screamed at, driven off the road, and stepped on by strangers more times that I can count. And then it got serious.

Why We Judge Sexual Harassment Victims, PLUS The Time I Got Drive-By Oinked At

s.e. smith — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:30:00 -0500

Because we believe that we’d aggressively defend ourselves when harassed, we tend to look down on those who do not, arguing that people contribute to their own victimization by not being more assertive.

The Time I Almost Broke a Bottle Over a Groper's Head on the Train

Honor Vincent — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:00:00 -0400

Scream. Flail. Go for the eyes, for the balls, for the throat. If you won’t, I will, and one day I will probably get hurt doing it.

On Crazy Ex-Boyfriends and the Lie of Being Fine

Helena — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:00:00 -0400

At 21, I was a grown woman, according to me, and as such I should have been able to handle an ex-boyfriend who had a "dark side" he repeatedly claimed was all my fault.

73-Year-Old Woman Raped and Beaten for Daring to Photograph Public Masturbator

s.e. smith — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:00:00 -0400

There’s a price for sticking your neck out on harassment. And that’s the risk that the situation will escalate.

An Open Letter to the Guy Who Helpfully Announced “Daaaaamn Bitch, You Fat!” to Me in the Target Parking Lot this Morning

Lesley — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:00:27 -0400

First of all, let me commend you: your powers of observation are astonishingly acute.

IT HAPPENED TO ME: His Crazy Ex Won't Leave Us Alone

Rachel Ullrich — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:00:10 -0500

I had a baby with my ex-boss's ex-husband (& it's ex-tra complicated).

Yes, I Play Video Games, and No, You Cannot See My Boobs

Lesley — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:02:27 -0400

Also any sandwiches I make for you will be filled with POISON.

I Think The UPS Guy Was Just Sexist At Me

Emily — Fri, 20 May 2011 17:02:08 -0400

I'm not trying to player-hate, but this dude's conversation made me uncomfortable. Should I have said something?