Street Harassment - Responsibility and Self-fulfilling Prophecy
Channel: Alex Zorach
Date: 2014-11-04

Some comments on the "10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman" video cloud the idea of personal responsibility.  I believe people are responsible for their words, actions, and choices, but NOT for the feelings or emotional reactions of others.  Here I explain how this concept is sometimes lost in the discussion, in ways that combine with self-fulfilling prophecy to lead to problematic outcomes.

Link to original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XGPvbWn0A