Your Stories of Calling Out Misogyny

If I don't say something, who will?

Earlier this week, we asked listeners to tell us about a time they called out misogynistic comments or behavior. It's part of our ongoing commitment to keep this conversation about harassment going. So far, here's some of what we're hearing:

Jordan in Ridgewood said he commented on an offensive cartoon, which was posted by a local dive bar on its Instagram. "It was a stick figure comic of a male character throwing a book at the back of a head of a female character with a caption, 'how to get a girlfriend.'" Jordan replied that the cartoon was misogynistic, which prompted an ugly back-and-forth with another male commenter. 

And John, in Madison, New Jersey, called himself out for misogynistic comments he made in the past. He sent a note to a woman from his old workplace, about a year ago, that read:

"Perhaps Trump’s repugnant behavior is what finally spurred me to action here. Specifically I frequently made sexually harassing comments and for that I apologize. I can't recall anything specific and I hope you can’t either, but I know it was crude and insensitive and inexcusable. You're an admirable person and you deserved better."

John said she responded with her own note, saying she appreciated his apology. And she shared a long list of worse incidents that she'd experienced throughout her life.

Next week, just in time for your Thanksgiving get-togethers, we're going to talk about how to up your conversation game when talking to little girls, because we can do better than telling them they look so cute in their thanksgiving outfit. Stay tuned.