Beyond Parody: How Feminists Are Redefining 'Hello' As Sexual Assault

Article here. Excerpt:

'The latest video to have caught the attention of the ranks of the constantly offended is one in which a young woman is filmed walking through areas of Manhattan. The video, filmed over a ten hour period includes various examples of men saying things ranging from "Hey, how you doin'?" to "Have a nice evening, darling". At the end of the video we are told that if we want to help those who have been affected, we should donate to "Hollaback!"

Curious as to how one helps traumatised women such as the one videoed, who apparently had endured aural and mental torture, I wondered what such money would be going towards. As expected, donations do not go towards providing counselling to women who, after receiving unsolicited comments, are plunged into PTSD nor sadly is the money funnelled into large billboards and public service announcements telling young women to get over themselves and ignore it.
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Having been to a variety of places I can confirm that in Stavanger, Norway I was more likely to see a flock of catcalling Valkyries than have a man in the street so much as ask me the time of day, whereas in Cambodia I couldn't be alone for even ten seconds without being propositioned. I imagine that "gender-based violence", in the world of Hollaback! and its disciples, only refers to catcalling so as not to upset the diversity apple cart, because I can think of a number of countries where women have a lot more to worry about than being complimented on the street.
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There is also little clarity in what kinds of unsolicited comments are and aren't a violent assault on womankind. This results in ludicrously subjective anti-harassment codes in student unions that define harassment as "unwanted sexual invitations". How are people supposed to know whether or not the invitation is wanted unless they ask?'