“Smile, Girl”

“Stop Telling Women To Smile is a street art project created by [Tatyana] Fazlalizadeh as a way to not only shed light on the issue of harassment but also to give a voice to the countless women who are victims of gender based public harassment on a daily basis.” Jia and I were talking the other day about countering catcalling with catcalling (like yelling back, “What’s your dick like, homie!”, to borrow an expert rejoinder from vintage Azealia Banks). Brooklyn artist’s Tatyana Fazlalizadeh’s approach is a bit more thoughtful, though. [Mass Appeal, Fazlalizadeh’s site]