Why Street Harassers Speak The Same Language Across The U.S.
People across the U.S. wrote NPR with their stories of street harassment, and from Alaska to New York, there were a whole lotta "Hey baby"s and "Hi beautiful"s.
Over the past two years, I've lived in six cities in two states — Arizona, New York — and the District of Columbia. And one of the first things I always notice about each new place is the street harassment.
Manhattan and Brooklyn were rough. During my first week of work in Manhattan, a tall man in a coat said "good morning, baby" to me as he masturbated. Calls of "hey baby" were almost as common as "good morning." In Phoenix, I got harassed in my
