Dear Catcallers: This woman takes selfies with men who objectify her
What's your response to being catcalled in public?
Do you demand an apology? Cast a death stare in the person or person's direction? Or perhaps you simply ignore it?
One woman, who is currently making waves on Instagram, has adopted an interesting approach towards the men who objectify her – she takes a selfie with them.
Noa Jansma, 20, frequently experiences catcalling on the streets of Amsterdam, and created a page entitled Dear Catcallers as part of a month-long project.
Explaining the motivation behind the page, Noa's first post featured a message to men who choose to catcall.
"It's not a compliment. This Instagram has the aim to create awarenesss about the objectification of women in daily life."
"Since many people still don't know how often and in whatever context 'catcalling' happens, I'll be showing my catcallers within the period of one month."
"By making the selfie, both the objectifier and the object are assembled in one composition. Myself, as the object, standing in front of the catcallers represents the reversed power ratio which is cased by this project."
Interestingly, these selfies aren't taken without the catcallers' knowledge, as the men in question appear all too happy to pose alongside the woman they objectified just moments before.
In addition to the selfies, Noa often provides her followers with the phrase used by each man in each instance of objectification.
Take a look at these.
