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There's nothing that makes a woman's skin crawl quite like getting catcalled on the street. 20-year-old Amsterdam-based student Noa Jansma, much like the rest of us, was pretty fed up with it, and decided to do something about it. Throughout the month of September, she took a selfie with every single creep who harassed her and uploaded them on Instagram, captioning each one with the words of her abusers.

What do the photos say? By juxtaposing the catcallers' callous, unashamed grins with her own exhausted, painfully familiar expression, Jansma shows the world just how frequent, real, and disturbing these experiences are for women everywhere. She also gains power over them, though, by documenting their actions and putting them on display for the whole world to see. Though her own experiment has ended, she has opened the @dearcatcallers Instagram page for submissions in hopes of creating a global dialogue on the collective struggle women face.

From January 1st, 2018, catcalling will be punishable by law in Jansma's native Netherlands, and violators will be subject to fines of up to 190 euros ($220). If her daring project continues to go viral, perhaps more nations will follow suit.

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Amanda Panda
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This made me throw up a little bit in my mouth. I definitely would NOT have let him put his disgusting paws on me.

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Amanda Panda
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Attracted to how long she looks no doubt. Too bad there wasn't a photo of the license plate.

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Amanda Panda
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Something tells me he's probably a virgin. He wouldn't now what to do with any girl. Perv.

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Amanda Panda
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds like he wanted to eat her, judging by the size of that belly, he probably did! Creep!

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Rebekah
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A bunch of men, at a table together. This just amplifies the scariness to me. Bastards.

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Agnes Jekyll
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That whistling is for each other. They know it won't get her attention, but it proves their manhood and humiliates her at the same time. If she ignores it, they get what they want. If she tells them off, it makes them even more proud of themselves. She's documenting it, and if they don't realize what tools they look like, at least everyone who sees them does.

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Rhân
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Somehow I wonder why you'd let someone like this touch you.

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Brinna Rhys Bell
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Let" is a pretty bold statement. Do you think they ask first? Are we not intimidated and freaked out, afraid that if they already touch us they might punch us or worse if we tell them to f**k off? YES WE ARE! Documenting this c**p the way this young woman does is a good thing. I hope some of these pervs are seen by their mothers, sisters and female friends online and hopefully get yelled at for this cr*p.

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Steve Bowman
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Strangely this happens to me in Germany. (I'm a 47-year-old ugly male.)

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Heather Lawless
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She probably didnt ask them to get close but they violated her space anyway like they violated her right to walk in peace

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Thurgood Coquenbulz
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please show me where a right to walk in peace, in public, is written. In any country.

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Lola Run
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why would you give him the right to touch you ? I really don't understand this "experiment"

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Lori Ierardi
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am so disturbed that he is touching you. It makes my skin crawl. Guys have always thought that it is okay to touch my hair and act offended when I tell them not to. Be careful around these predators.

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Thurgood Coquenbulz
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If they are posing for a photo I am sure he was invited. You must just hate men.

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Mike Hansen
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Definitely a perv!!!!!! Women are to be cherished and admired, not hassled and degraded!!!!!

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Mer
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That looks more like assault to me. If nothing else, I hope she disinfected herself and her clothing after that. Too bad she couldn't send him the bill.

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Beverly Dawson
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope that gash by his eyebrow is from a previous woman he decided to catcall like the single and ignorant fool he is. How many happy couples "how we met" stories ever sound anything like this, "well, I saw her and I immediately decided to whistle and shout obscene and idiotic statements regarding my interest in her. Then, she stopped and smiled gave me her number. Now, we are happily married for 10 years..." 🙄😒 They don't. You know why? That's because catcalling is for those men (or maybe even women) who have to pay in order to receive any sort of human-to-human intimacy...

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Michael John
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Another grabber with disgustingly dirty hands. How do you keep your lunch down when they do that?

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Dorka
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not a hundred % sure, she did really let him touch her! I think he is just one of those persons, who thinks he can do anything... =( Some people...!!!! :@

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Jacqueline Lavanchy
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But at least you take his hand out of your shoulder, I couldn't stand that not even for a second !

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Josh Ritter
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Badly repaired broken nose and a big gash above his right eye. This guy is violent, and, based on the bottle, probably drunk. Prolly shouldn't have stopped to take a selfie.

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Thurgood Coquenbulz
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How do you know it's not a sports injury or a car accident? Or do you just assume the worst out of everybody?

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Renee Sckittone
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh my god, disgusting lecherous vermin! I would never feel clean again after having that thing hang on me. ugh!

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Breezy
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg every time one of them touches her I want to scream

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Gigi Aure
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this s**t is why i refuse to go to the gas station at any given time without my boyfriend. because men have no f*****g respect

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Kelela
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hope he got his filthy paws off you quickly after this selfie.

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Kit Gallagher
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That dude is either drinking a plastic bottle of ancient age whisky or a 40z of coors... say no more.

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d r e a m w o r l d
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dare say I actually would have let that guy have his way if it weren't for his disgusting little paws. Looks like the last time they were washed was when he was cleaned after birth...

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Beth Taccia
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dirty nasty a*s hand, you feel that slime all day after that too

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Cherie O
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OK, I just threw up a tiny bit. I mean, look at his hands. They are filthy. Yep, I would've punched this clown in the face for touching me.

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Thurgood Coquenbulz
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He is probably a mechanic or construction worker or some other blue-collar worker.

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Gryllo talpa
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where is .. the terrorist? ..( the dog that care that man).. hahaha

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Cathy
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And all the time I was thinking 'well this doesn't happen in Amsterdam... Amsterdam people are polite'. Wrong. 😖

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Hey girl, where are you going?" ~ "Home" ~ "Can we join? Where do you live? Think we can do fun things together"

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