.@JoyceCarolOates Anyway, turned out he grabbed me by my arm. On Park Avenue. In front of a shit ton of "affluent" people. Who did nothing.
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@JoyceCarolOates I was pretty hood back then. I punched the dude and started running. He began screaming that he was gonna call the cops.1 reply 15 retweets 12 likes -
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@JoyceCarolOates The thought that the police would arrest me for trying to defend myself was horrifying.1 reply 12 retweets 7 likes -
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@JoyceCarolOates Even at a young age, I knew I would be cast the perpetrator. I knew that this white man's "affluence" would protect him.3 replies 20 retweets 18 likes -
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My presence as a young Latina girl on Park Ave in a cheap dress was a threat to "affluence." The same affluence
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@JoyceCarolOates I was harassed by "affluence" to the point of physical assault. And was petrified that I wouldn't be seen as the victim.1 reply 11 retweets 10 likes -
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@JoyceCarolOates A few hours later, when I told some friends this story in Harlem, they all told me shit like that happened to them.1 reply 8 retweets 5 likes -
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The racialized ways in which women of color are harassed are made invisible by people like
@JoyceCarolOates and by orgs like@iHollaback.2 replies 27 retweets 34 likes
@JoyceCarolOates And that alone is a form of violence. You, making me and my friends invisible? That's harassment.
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