"Girl on the Street Corner Social Experiment Philippines: Putting yourself in harms way."

"Girl on the Street Corner Social Experiment Philippines: Putting yourself in harms way."

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

The Philippines has it's own set of youtubers that are conducting social experiments.The scenario is that of a girl standing on a street corner , she is decently dressed , if you can call a tight off shoulder dress that enhances the size of her breasts decent. Well aside from that she is wearing flat shoes and normal pants. Not skinny jeans or anything just pants that look comfortable. So she is set to stand in a corner and observed as one by one strangers approach her. 

First she looks like a prostitute waiting for the next client to come around.It doesn't matter what you look like nowadays. I am not sure where this social experiment was held but if you ever pass the well known pick up spots like in Quezon Ave and Paseo in Makati you would know that some of these working girls just look like people waiting for a ride home. Some might even wear the same kind of clothes as this actress.

So she was approached several times and if this is not a set up of other actors to heighten the sense of danger then all I can say is that the place where you are and what you are doing in the middle of the night in such a place are the biggest factors for you being harassed liked this.

In essence you are putting yourself in harms way. If for example you really are waiting for someone it might help that you are waiting for someone rather than on not so well lit side of the street. I am sure those who approached this actress have observed her standing in the same corner for quite some time before they made their approach. 

While this has disturbing implications , creeps like this exist everywhere.Give them the wrong implications or not and they will still harass. In the case of this social experiment video they are given the impression that the girl can be hired or even picked up for sex.

While some may argue that she is just standing there. The same can be send about some sex workers. While it does not follow that everyone standing on a corner is a sex worker you are giving the impression that you are. So the safest bet is to reduce your risk and not put yourself in harms way by staying in that are. Some of the harassers might have been thinking that she might have been holding off for a higher price or just not like who was picking her up. There was one who came around for a second pass at her for this very reason.

In conclusion while this video sets off to warn people and create awareness of harassment on our streets. I do not believe that all parts of the city are like this. In whole I still believe that most of the city is pretty decent but I cannot help but assert that there are simply places where you can attract such people. If you are trying to watch Lava flow then your best bet is to go near a volcano right? This is experiment is much the same. You go to where the creeps are and bait them with an attractive actress.