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Hi @McGiff (from @loosewomen ) -
My name is Gemma and I’m a 15 year old who’s started a campaign with over 207,000 supporters calling for public sexual harassment to be a criminal offence. On ur show you said that you don’t mind wolf whistling, & that you don’t believe the (1/2)
My name is Gemma and I’m a 15 year old who’s started a campaign with over 207,000 supporters calling for public sexual harassment to be a criminal offence. On ur show you said that you don’t mind wolf whistling, & that you don’t believe the (1/2)
Increase in harassment during lockdown. I have 2 things to say -
1. I’m glad you’ve never felt scared from harassment, but that doesn’t mean me or the hundreds of girls whose testimonies I have received since starting my campaign aren’t true and shouldn’t be listened to (2/3)
1. I’m glad you’ve never felt scared from harassment, but that doesn’t mean me or the hundreds of girls whose testimonies I have received since starting my campaign aren’t true and shouldn’t be listened to (2/3)
2. Before you cast doubt on harassment during lockdown, why don’t you read @PlanUK’s research about it?
Itfound that 1 in 5 girls had already been harassed.
Not minding harassment yourself is one thing, but to not believe the thousands of girls? Shame on you. (3/3)
Itfound that 1 in 5 girls had already been harassed.
Not minding harassment yourself is one thing, but to not believe the thousands of girls? Shame on you. (3/3)
For some context: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8447145/Carol-McGiffin-slammed-saying-opposed-cat-calling-overly-sensitive.html
And another one: https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/tv/loose-women-viewers-criticise-carol-mcgiffins-remarks-in-wolf-whistling-debate/
Glad to see so many people speaking out about why this trivialisation is so dangerous. #LooseWomen
Glad to see so many people speaking out about why this trivialisation is so dangerous. #LooseWomen
@DrProudman @UKChange @stellacreasy @ginamartinuk @iHollaback @StopStHarassmnt @girlsagainst @SianCElliott @ev_bethan @AmikaGeorge
if you’re as passionate about ending Public Sexual Harassment as we are, please sign and share our petition to #EndPSH!!
#OurStreetsNow https://www.change.org/p/make-street-harassment-a-criminal-offence-in-the-uk
#OurStreetsNow https://www.change.org/p/make-street-harassment-a-criminal-offence-in-the-uk
