Based on the title, I bet you expected this to be a post about shoes. It isn’t, but now that you’re all excited, I’d hate to disappoint:

Chie Mihara @ gravitypope

As lovely as these shoes are, they aren’t what you should get me for Christmas.

What I’d really like is an end to street harassment. When I put on a pair of shoes in the morning, I want to be thinking about which pair goes best with my awesome jacket or how far I have to walk that day versus heel height. I don’t want to be wondering whether my pretty shoes are making me more of a target for shit like this.

Hollaback! is an amazing organization fighting street harassment. Help them expand, submit your own stories, or get involved in other ways. Most importantly, especially if you’re a guy, say something when you witness street harassment. You know what’s worse than being followed half a block by a guy telling you what he’d like to do to your ass? All the people around you who pretend it isn’t happening.