In response to the video that went viral about two weeks ago exposing the harassment women face just walking down the street from the nonprofit Hollaback, many men insisted that catcalling is a harmless, non-sexual greeting and were left angry asking why they can’t just say hi to women.

This prompted comedian Leon James White to ask the perfect question: “If catcalling is just a friendly gesture then why don’t men be social amongst other men?” The divide in the dialogue, White explained, was largely about “privilege,“ that is the right to approach women at any point in time no matter where they are is seen as a right by some men.” Thus, White created the hashtag #DudesGreetingDudes to urged people to take those catcalls and turn them on their heads — using humor to imagine those same comments directed to women coming from a guy, being made to a guy. These witty tweets expose the implicit expression of misogyny behind the seemingly “harmless” or “flattering” action and has done wonders to raise awareness. Using humour, White flawlessly draws our attention to a genuinely serious issue. Check it out! It’s a funny read!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/dudes-greeting-dudes

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