I came across this website after having gone through two advanced google searches in hopes to find SOME sort of website focusing on issues of public harassment. After awhile I came across this—not the most advanced website but at least something. You’ll see on the homepage a clip-art image of a stop sign displayed with dramatic red white and black font stating “Stop Street Harassment”. In a completely unintentional way, I am sure, the stop sign (for me at least) brings about a sort of vexation. It reminds me of the D.A.R.E programs we all were once forced to take in elementary school, or something like that. It’s really not that important of an issue but something about the logo doesn’t do it for me. The image connotes ideas that challenge the importance of the problems we are in need of fixing.
Despite the layout of the homepage, the website does have many links to news articles dealing with all of these issues and even blogs and support groups for anyone who wants to share their story. It’s a shame there isn’t a more developed and well known site for women to unite under. How can this issue, at least on the web, be so uncharted?
