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  • In a bizarre attempt to curtail sexual harassment, commonly called "eve-teasing'' in India, the police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh have been targeting young couples in malls and parks in an effort called "Operation Majnu."

    NYT > Home Page By SRUTHI GOTTIPATI 2011

  • Many feminists say that considering the semantic roots of the term in Indian English, eve-teasing refers to the temptress nature of Eve, placing responsibility on the woman as a tease, as though the aggressive response of the males was normal rather than criminal.

    Maheen Usmani: Pakistan's Sexual Harassment Problem Maheen Usmani 2011

  • Many feminists say that considering the semantic roots of the term in Indian English, eve-teasing refers to the temptress nature of Eve, placing responsibility on the woman as a tease, as though the aggressive response of the males was normal rather than criminal.

    Maheen Usmani: Pakistan's Sexual Harassment Problem Maheen Usmani 2011

  • I have been the "other": a foreigner in various countries, and a girl in a country where the heckling is called "eve-teasing" and dismissed with a smile.

    There Ain't No Getting Over It 2010

  • Many feminists say that considering the semantic roots of the term in Indian English, eve-teasing refers to the temptress nature of Eve, placing responsibility on the woman as a tease, as though the aggressive response of the males was normal rather than criminal.

    Maheen Usmani: Pakistan's Sexual Harassment Problem Maheen Usmani 2011

  • Thumbprints indicate what people consider eve-teasing in these polls

    Global Voices in English » Indian Bloggers Confront Street Harassment 2009

  • More on Blank Noise:What has eve-teasing got to do with clothes?

    Global Feminist Link Love April 12-18 « Gender Across Borders 2010

  • If women manage to avoid these assaults, it's harder to steer clear of the commonly crass behavior known as "eve-teasing."

    Delhi Versus "Eve Teasers:" A Race Against Time By Ketaki Gokhale 2009

  • If you become a victim of eve-teasing, shout or scream to alert others of your predicament, then leave the area.

    ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007

  • If you become a victim of eve-teasing, shout or scream to alert others of your predicament, then leave the area.

    ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007

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  • a phrase used in English-speaking areas of South Asia referring highly euphemistically to various forms of female-directed sexual harrassment or assault


    July 30, 2019