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Femme de la Rue: sexism on the streets of Brussels The student film, Femme de la Rue, a shocking account of everyday sexist insults in the street, is now at the centre of a political and social storm in Belgium and across its borders. After it was shown on TV and at a screening last week it has become an internet success and triggered a public debate. A documentary film about men harassing women on the streets of Brussels has provoked a heated debate in the country, with some calling an aspiring female director racist.Final year film student Sofie Peeters has created 'Women in the Streets' to highlight the problem of street harassment millions of women across the world face. Pretty Peeters filmed men with a hidden camera while walking around the Belgian capital.She was constantly whistled and shouted at, with "B" words and phrases like "I'll take you to hotel" the most commonly heard.Peeters' first-hand harassment account, Women in the Streets, screened at a local movie house, has caused a stir in the society.Many noticed, the director chose to film her sequences in areas mostly populated by African migrants, and accused Peeters of being racist. WATCH THE ENTIRE DOCUMENTARY
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Morganthsays...It should be stated that Brussels is an entirely different culture from the rest of Belgium. Brussels is surrounded by Flanders, where they all speak Dutch, but once you go into Brussels, it really is a different culture (not only ethnically, but also linguistically - French is spoken in Brussels instead of Dutch). Brussels has very large Moroccan and Turkish populations (~26%), which are machismo cultures on steroids.
legacy0100says...Yea I see something similar in Little Egypt near where I live. Belgium is known for their failed ultra liberal policies, and my first instinct tells me this is yet another example. But I should watch the whole documentary if I were to make that claim.
siftbotsays...Moving this video to VIRALSTUFF's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 2 days.
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