Around a decade ago, when viral videos were just starting to become commonplace, a woman uploaded a video entitled, “10 hours of walking in NYC as a woman.” Like many viral videos, it wasn’t actually as spontaneous as it looked. It was the brainchild of an anti-harassment organization by the name of “Hollaback!” along with an ad agency called Rob Bliss Creative.
The premise, as the name of the video implies, is that a young white woman named Shoshana Roberts would walk around New York — “all areas of Manhattan,” they said — wearing jeans and a crewneck. She wouldn’t say anything to anyone. In front of her, someone would be carrying a hidden camera, which would capture all of the misogynistic men who would inevitably catcall her. It was intended to be feminist propaganda, in other words. You might remember the video, but if not, here’s some of it. Watch:
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