“The turkey technique”: the video of this Rouennaise against street harassment goes viral
Through Margot Nicodemus
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She mixed humor has a hot topic of society, and this is undoubtedly what hit the nail on the head. Sarah is 20 years old, and lives in Rouen (Seine-Maritime). On December 2, 2021, however, it was the Parisian streets that she was walking, when she was the victim ofstreet harassment… Live. Because the young woman indeed took out her phone shortly after realizing that she was being followed, Porte de Saint-Cloud, from the metro and in the middle of the day.
An imitation of the turkey… effective!
“I had my headphones on, but I felt this man’s gaze on me. He’s been behind me for a while, ”recalls Sarah. But rather than going to confrontation, a behavior which we know unfortunately can generate violence, she chose to imitate … the turkey ! Twelve days later, precisely, his video has accumulated no less than 4.5 million views on the TikTok network. Incredible !
Full of self-mockery, the young Rouennaise explains her reaction simply.
I have known a lot of attacks, men who follow me. When you’re mean to them, the men are violent, and when you’re too nice, they can follow you down to your house and know your address … So now I tell myself that it is better be a little crazy!
“They tell me: ‘You are sick!’ “
And she doesn’t have to force herself a lot, to let her whimsical side, quite natural, express itself. For a year, she has honed her technique. “I play the cat, the T-rex, the sea lion … I try not to stress too much, and take things as a joke! “Opposite, the stalkers are almost systematically disconcerted. “They tell me: ‘You are sick!’ or ‘She needs to be treated!’ Sarah laughs.
However, she keeps in mind that joking is not adequate in all cases. “When I can identify the guys who are always dangerous … And in these cases, I trace! », Explains the young woman, thus illustrating the powerlessness of the women victims of these attacks.
Another video in Saint-Sever with a million views!
In her other videos, we see Sarah suddenly screaming at a man at the Saint-Sever metro stop in Rouen – this one has been viewed a million times! – or suddenly stick to the window of the tram. In any case, his subterfuges inspire his community. “I have a lot of positive feedback. A woman said to me, ‘I was playing deaf. But I much prefer your technique! ‘ And that makes me extremely happy. “
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