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more about #harassment more comments → andBegorrah: Dear neighbour, Here is a list of everyone I have ever slept with: Tracey Emin Sincerely, Tracey Emin's teddybear, Sir Snugglesworth Fuzziwuzzimous... more » frugal: Emimnem knew the letters were fakes, there we no spelling mistakes. more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: A few years back she put up Lost posters for her missing cat and people thought they were art so they stole them. Wonder if she ever found the poor ki... more » CurtCole: He also knew they weren't from her, as they were not blood soaked and being passed off as art. more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: What are they mad about? Did she menstruate all over an important stone or something? What a bunch of dicks, living in the dark ages. #moiracameron more » LaComtesse: HOLY FUCK! SHE WAS MY TOUR GUIDE AT THE TOWER!!! #moiracameron more » Kivrin: Yeah, I mean, that uniform was clearly designed for men. A woman in puffed sleeves? Ridiculous! /sarcasm more » CurtCole: Yeo-man, that's not cool. #moiracameron more » Ailatan: what's their beef? #moiracameron more » applejuice: Apparently general practice doctors get stalked a lot too. I've read this before and two that I know personally confirm that they had some pretty scar... more » jccalhoun: As a graduate student at IU, I think that a lot of the "stalking" isn't just the kind that we think of with the stalker in love or fixated with the pe... more » esnickers: This is my first year as a professor, but as a TA, I had a borderline stalker. It was a female student (I'm female as well). She waited for me after ... more » BowlingForDollars: This happened to a friend of mine, but she was female and her stalker was male. She worked with local police, who brought in the FBI. Law enforcement ... more » femaledwightschrute: My mom, also a professor, has a 'mild' stalker. This student was a socially awkward guy who the others sort of avoided. He kept raising his hand Hermi... more » Sarah Dove: The first thing I thought of was the girl in Raiders of the Lost Ark with 'Love You' written on her eyelids. Maddeningly, I could not find a picture o... more » -
#artistictemperament
Tracey Emin Reports Mail Harassment
Someone has been sending forged satirical letters to artist Tracey Emin's neighbors. Although they imitated her handwriting, and mentioned a recent local feud, one resident said he knew the letters were fakes; "There were no spelling mistakes." [Telegraph] -
#beefeater
National Treasure
British officials are investigating the alleged harassment of the first woman to guard the Tower of London. Moira Cameron is the first female beefeater in the tower's 1,000-year history, a fact which her male colleagues do not appreciate. [BBC] -
#crimeoncampus
Are Professors Especially Vulnerable To Stalking?
A new survey claims that professors are more vulnerable to stalking than the general population, and that male professors suffer it nearly as often as women. More » -
#trainingdays
Indian Women Ride The Ladies Special To Avoid "Eve Teasing"
In order to protect women from the harassment they face each morning on their commute to work, the Indian government has introduced eight women-only trains, called the "Ladies Specials." More » -
#bullypulpit
Can Bullying Really Be Stopped?
An Associated Press review of anti-bullying laws across the nation revealed they are largely ineffective. Several recent child suicides have spurred a push for stronger laws, but is it possible to police something that can be as subtle as eye-rolling? More » -
#hatecrimes
Man Tries To Run Over Two Muslim Women At Gas Station
Joseph Ballance, 23, allegedly tried to run over a mother and daughter wearing abayas at a New York gas station, saying he'd "chop [them] up into little pieces and kill [them]." Ballance pled not guilty to aggravated harassment. [AP] -
#crimeincairo
Harassment's No Big Deal, Says Egypt's Council For Women Spokesman
Women in Cairo say harassment by men is a growing problem — but Egypt's National Council for Women says everything's just peachy. More » -
#poleposition
When You're Not Sure If Someone Is Masturbating Against You In A Crowded Subway
Yesterday, I was Not Sure If Someone Was Masturbating Against Me In A Crowded Subway.
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#girlsandboys
Boys Who Like Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Ballet
So far this week, the Times has brought us two feel-good stories of boys doing "girly" physical activities — specifically, double-Dutch and ballet — and triumphing! But we're guessing things aren't usually that easy. More » -
#closeencounters
When The Nice Guy Down The Street Makes You Uncomfortable
"Real" harassment against women is, of course, awful, unwanted, and, for some, traumatic. But for a woman, every day can present a hundred smaller, less obvious violations to her comfort zone that keep her on guard.
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#writingsonthewall
Pen Pal
A man has been banned from carrying felt tip pens after writing comments about women in bathrooms and showing women rude words and images he drew on his newspaper while riding the bus. [The Guardian] -
#cyberbullies
No Felony For Lori Drew
A U.S. attorney has dropped felony charges against Lori Drew more than a month after she was convicted of harassing 13-year-old Megan Meier via MySpace. [UPI]

