On the Internet, No One Knows You're a Dog
Monday, July 16, 2007
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The CEO of Whole Foods was just unmasked as someone who left an anonymous comment praising his company and dissing his competitor under an assumed name. Some people think that shouldn’t be allowed. We debate the good and the bad of anonymity on the internet. Also: why men catcall — and how one group of New York City teens is learning to deal with it.
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Taking Back the Streets
Brooklyn teens Latosha Belton and Ashley Lewis helped to organize a "Street Harassment Summit" to teach young women how to fight back against cat callers. Along with Maggie Hadleigh-West who made the anti-street harassment film War Zone, they talk about practical strategies to silence harassers.
On the Internet No One Knows You're a Dog
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Ashley, Latosha and Maggie
Ashley Lewis and Latosha Belton, organizers of Sisters in Strength Strike Back, and filmmaker Maggie Hadliegh-West pose outside of the Brian ...