Gothamist: Little Pitchers Have Big Cameraphones

Brooklynette

Sun, 19 Mar 2006 15:46:16 -0500

Here's what I do: when one of these so-called men exposes themselves or masturbates in front of me, I simply say, "What do you think you're doing?" I say it evenly and firmly. Even though they'll deny any wrongdoing, you both know what's going on, so they will stop. The reason they picked you for their "performance" is because they think you won't do anything. PROVE THEM WRONG. Trust me, ALL of these men are insecure, so when confronted they become filled with fear and will stop.

newyorkette

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:56:25 -0500

Maybe men oughtta learn how to act in public, so that women won't have to emasculate them in order to keep them away as if they were pests. There oughtta be some kind of finishing school that teaches men not to do things like walk up to you in a bookstore and say, "YOU look like someone who'd be interesting to talk to. Can I talk to you?" Or the guys that say stuff like, "Nice lips." (And when you ignore them, they say "Hey bitch, say thank you, BITCH!") What's up with that? Do these guys realize that women's mothers raised them not to talk to strangers? You can't DO stuff like that and expect NOT to be totally blown out of the water. The best way to meet a sane woman is to be part of a network, not part of the crowd on the street which comprises about 5 other guys who have already made their sad attempts already. Go out and make friends, men, if you're lonely. Get your social life in shape. I don't think any woman wants to meet a guy who has no friends or social life to speak of. Poor men. Emasculation? Gimme a break. Slap downs for stupid behavior isn't emasculation. On the other hand, women who don't want to get beat up should be careful. Some of these frustrated freaks aren't just socially awkward, and can be dangerous when vexed.

King Kong

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 03:33:03 -0500

I'm glad that she did it but that hollaback blog sorta disturbs me. There are just enough posts from women complaining about men harassing them whose only crime was being unattractive that I wonder if we'll successfully emasculate all the men of NYC. That said, there were some real weirdoes captured too, which is great.

newyorkette

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 23:26:51 -0500

Hey, you know what's scary? That guy actually looks familiar! Anyway, I've had so many pervs either wanking off or exposing themselves to me in all countries. I attribute this to the fact that I spend so much time on the subway, not to any particular ability I have to attract pervs. The last guy was on a rush hour 2 train, tugging on his stuff through his sweatpants under a leather jacket, right next to me. I didn't notice, thinking he was just a hyperactive moron at first, but then he gets up all sort of hunched over, holding his jacket, stands right in front of me in profile with his stiffy making a tent in his pants. All this on a crowded subway, mind you. Since nobody wanted to know either, I just put my magazine in front of my face. When I told my boyfriend, he was shocked that nobody beat the crap out of this guy. But nobody wanted to get involved. At least these pervs aren't usually aggressive. They're just thrill seekers with low self-esteem.

lauren

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:49:53 -0500

LAST NIGHT I was on the downtown A with a masturbator... as soon as I realized what was happening I bolted to the side of the car closer to the conductor, and told a hipster dude sitting there what I just saw. And so naturally he asked me if I had a camera phone with me. I was like "What? No I don't have a camera phone. My bad." Thanks so much for your help, hipster dude! Thank goodness you keep up to date on Gothamist!

pugsley

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 17:24:45 -0500

Seems like he should be easy to find. Looks like he has a lazy eye like marty feldman. Also seems to be a logo on his hat. yankees logo maybe? who recently joined the team.

smitty

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:30:14 -0500

i bet that guy has an awesome shriveled squirrel winky. BARF.

K

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:53:49 -0500

It looks like Giovanni BeGreasy.

S.D.

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:00:18 -0500

Just a thought: Thanks goodness there isn't a subway photo ban!

Tim N.

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:48:22 -0500

You mean the headline isn't a baseball reference? Apologizing in advance... PS: I am so getting my daughter a camera phone (but don't tell her...)

bklynd

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:44:31 -0500

Unfortunately, this kind of thing is all too common. What really sucks, actually, is that men can pull it out on a crowded train and people just do nothing. How many other people in that car saw what he did?

Kojak

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:35:26 -0500

Subway perverts need love too people. At least its not as bad here as it is in Japan...

eefers

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:19:56 -0500

It happened to me, too. But I thought he'd enjoy having his picture taken too much. Plus, I wasn't exactly sure if he was flashing me or not.

Eryximachus

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:02:44 -0500

What I find most amusing about all of this is how primitive this behavior is. Its the sort of thing other primates do, display their aroused sexual organs to entice a female.

S.D.

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:56:29 -0500

Glad you got away! They need to get this guy off the street; This wacko above did this when the train had lots of people. What else is he capable of??

rev pays

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:51:58 -0500

The end seats by the doors are never good. Things people do: sucker punch you from the platform, throw a bottle at you from the platform (if your seat is opposite a door), snatch your purse/bag, You get the idea.

Jen

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:47:33 -0500

She's amazing - she had a friend with her. And I will tell you about my incident: A couple years ago, I was sitting in a waiting, empty express 2 or 3 train to go uptown at West 14th Street; I was sitting on the seats, at the end, by the doors. A guy comes in and asks me what the time is. I tell him it's like 11:45PM (it was a Friday or Saturday) and I go back to reading my book. Then I become aware that he's taken out his business and it's mere inches away from me (because he's still standing next to where I'm sitting). I got up and waited on the platform, learning many lessons: - Wait on the platform with other people - Don't wait in the empty train car - Maybe the end seat is not so good.

S.D.

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:45:20 -0500

Way too close! Hope that catch him.

rev pays

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:40:21 -0500

That girl is brave. That looks a little too close for comfort to me.

steve

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:37:18 -0500

You might also want to post these links... Sexual Compulsives Anonymous Sex Addicts Anonymous

shannon

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:33:42 -0500

Er, sorry. Wrong one. The relevant link is: http://hollabacknyc.blogspot.com/

shannon

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:30:42 -0500

Cameraphones are also handy for snapping pictures of the guys that harass you while you're on the street/subway/etc. e.g.: www.hollaback.org

Rocknrope

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:26:36 -0500

This is by far the best use of cameraphone technology. Other than taking grainy pictures of my cat, what else good is it? Nailing these pervs is the best.