Arguments To Criminalize Catcalling And Creepshots Summary

Marc Tran, author of “Combating Gender Privilege and Recognizing a Woman’s Right to Privacy in Public Spaces: Arguments to Criminalize Catcalling and Creepshots” is an attorney prosecuting First Amendment infractions, making him inclined to write a scholarly article pertaining to the dangers of street harassment in both verbal and photographic forms. Throughout this article, Tran discusses the social implications of allowing these derogatory gestures to continue without a legal penalty. Essentially, this article states the claim that actions such as these in a public setting create a “gender privilege” (Tran 185), favoring males over females in the eyes of society, and he seeks the creation of a law to criminalize these sentiments, for in

Often times, individuals see me walking, on- or off-campus, and comment about my body in a form they deem complementary, and over time I have grown to ignore them. Men typically expect me to reply with some sort of gratitude, whether it be a simple “thank you” or something more, but dismissing the act typically elicits a negative response. The fact that this has become a daily occurrence begs the question of where a woman stands in society, for my 18-year-old self cannot walk from class to class without objectification. Historically, women have fought for equality since the paternalistic regime began, and in 2018, millenniums since its inception, women have made commendable progress, but still have yet to achieve equal status, and the stereotype that women are weak prevails, making them easy prey to street harassment and discrimination in general. Though not experienced by Tran, a male attorney proposing a law to protect females, these negative female stereotypes affect nearly every aspect of a woman’s life, from how they are perceived in the workplace, the home, and the street in the form of street

Because women are viewed as having nurturing, maternalistic qualities, their depicted strengths lie in handling health care, women’s and children’s rights, education, and other more progressive policies, whereas men allegedly are superior in foreign policy, commerce, trade, national defense, among other positions implying power. Notice a problem here? Though women are considered better candidates for certain issues, their supposed feeble nature forces voters to elect them based on these qualities and their perceived implications. Conversely, when a woman enacts a stronger, more aggressive position, she is depicted by society as “unladylike” or “hawkish,” solely based on taking a male’s position, which she likely had taken to display dominance. In the 2016 election, Democrat Hillary Clinton endured an unfavorable candidacy due to her conservative policies concerning certain issues, earning the title of “Crooked Hillary” by her opponent, Republican Donald Trump. Despite defying the handicaps of being a woman in the political scheme, Clinton faced more critics of her campaign than did her male counterpart merely because she seeks power over men, a foreign concept to American