A stop-you-in-your-tracks new subway seat in the Mexico City transit system is intended to help cut down on sex harassment and assaults that occur daily against female passengers forced to deal with men getting way too close — intentionally — on crowded cars.
The gimmick? A seat that looks like a naked man from just about knees to collar bones, complete with genitalia. It’s not the most comfortable seat in the car — and it’s marked “for men only.” Those who happen to sit there, and stare at the floor in embarrassment, would see a sign reading (in Spanish): “It’s uncomfortable to sit here, but it’s nothing compared to the sexual violence suffered by women on their daily commutes.”
It’s part of a United Nations Women and Mexico City government campaign to tackle the problem of sexual assault and harassment on the subway system, reports The Telegraph.
Hard to say if it will be effective. The very best thing about the seat is the bemused/shocked/disgusted looks from passengers when they spot the unusual addition to the system. The campaign recently posted a video of travelers’ encounter with the new silent commuter on You Tube, entitled “Experimento Asiento” — “Seat Experiment” — that has so far garnered more than 1.4 million views. The video ends: “Nine out of 10 women in Mexico City have been victims of some form of sexual violence in their daily commutes.”
The campaign is called “No Es De Hombres” (meaning, roughy, that’s “not manly”) and the intent is to expose men to situations commonly experienced by women on transit.
In another provocative strategy — with video (”Experimento Pantellas” or “Experimental Screens”)— on the Mexico City subway system, tight shots of men’s butts were “live streamed” on overhead screens as they waited for subways. Their embarrassment and discomfort at being center stage and vulnerable to judgment, body shaming, guffaws — and lust — is supposed to be another learning moment for men.
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