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Video: The Daily Show Explores The Wild World Of Street Harassment
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Published Oct 3, 2014
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If there's anything we've learned about street harassment, it's that 'old-fashioned tough guys' have been unfairly treated by the unsmiling young women who dare to walk around NYC in a female body. Thankfully, Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams is here to clear the air in the excellent segment below. She learns that all it takes to avoid harassment on her way to work is a lovely, scenic 55 minute detour. She also talks to over a dozen women about the disgusting things they have been told by men, and learns the greatest lesson of all: if a woman doesn't want to be harassed, all she has to do is walk in a group with 20 other women, or act like a psycho.
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