The Daily BuzzPrincess Leia walks through NYC, endures street harassment from some very familiar faces
10 Hours of Princess Leia Walking in NYC
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In the latest parody of the Hollaback “10 hours of walking in NYC as a woman” viral video, sci-fi royalty walks through the streets of New York, subject to the catcalls and harassment of some very familiar characters.
The video description reads:
“Ten hours of Princess Leia silently walking through all areas of Manhattan wearing a simple white dress with her hair in space buns.”
During her very long walk, she’s pestered by everyone from Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Yoda to Jawas, Storm Troopers and a “gross” isn’t-he-supposed-to-be-dead Darth Vader.
Even Indiana Jones made a quick, trilogy-inappropriate appearance in the video.
The original video intended to draw attention to the sexual harassment women regularly endure on the streets of New York City.
See the original below.
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The viral catcalling video sparked a series of tributes, copycats and parodies.
Some of the videos tried to expose more harassment.
In one video, a woman replicated the New York experiment in Colombia.
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In another, cameras captured the harassment experienced by a “tiny man” on the streets of Toronto.
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One woman walked around NYC first in jeans, and then in a hijab. The drop in catcalls was remarkable.
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And a New Zealand model replicated the NYC experiment in Aukland with very different results. Only two people spoke to her — and one of them was asking for directions.
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In Mumbai, the results were similar. Despite wearing a tank top and short skirt, the woman in the video experienced no instances of street harassment.
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Of course, there were also a handful of parodies, apparently missing the more serious point of the original video.
Here’s 10 hours of walking in Austin as a hipster.
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Here’s 10 hours of walking through Warsaw as a handsome man. (Spoiler alert: Apparently Warsaw has a population of one.)
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And the weirdest one we’ve seen yet: 10 hours of walking as a horse.
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“It’s not easy being a horse.”
What do you think: are these parodies missing the point? Or is every viral video, no matter how well-intentioned, fair game?
