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Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Goldenvoice Partners For Safe Space ‘Nap Lounges’ At Concerts
Pollstar: Nap Girls, a collaborative organization that aims to connect women and nonbinary people, has partnered with Goldenvoice to provide places to chill out during concerts and resources to prevent and address sexual harassment and other issues.
1 comment:
Katie Pyzowski
said...
When I first read the title to this article I was confused on why you would put a "Nap Lounge" at an event like a concert, but after reading the article, I am interested on how this safe space will work in practice. And while at first this idea did not click with me, I think that spaces like this are a good way to keep fighting against sexual assault. I like that rather than just being a more secluded area, away from large crowds (which is an even worse setting for assault), there are also people staffed in these lounges for people to talk to. I also love how this space is open to everyone experiencing these issues. What stuck out to me the most in this article was what Gaston said about how "The biggest thing is that a lot of women don’t necessarily know what do to" about the sexual assault and inappropriate and uncomfortable encounters they experience. This is a concept that I have been struggling with and discussing a lot with my classmates recently along the lines of sexism in the theatre community. There are so many people who do and say sexist things and myself and others are getting really fed up with being talked to or treated certain ways, but because sexism is something that is still pretty deeply rooted in our modern culture, and many of these actions are so small, we do not know how we are supposed to bring it up or talk about it. I do not want to throw my friend or all these other people under the bus just because they do or say some thing because its not like they're evil or an awful human, because these actions and comments are so little, but they happen so often from so many different people. I do not know who to go to or how I am supposed to change things like this. I feel comfortable calling out my friend for shouldering me out of the way from carrying a large flat, but how am I supposed to call out my job lead or my teacher for sexist or any other inappropriate comments or actions? How am I supposed to be comfortable doing that in a space where I know my action and work are not as respected as that of the males around me? This kind of turned into a rant about something other than sexual assault, but I wanted to highlight how important it is for people to spread information about how to get help or resources regarding issues like this because the more we talk about it, maybe the more aware of the problem and the more comfortable people will become about talking about and finding more proactive solutions. On top of that, these lounges seem like a very inviting space (and not in like the "our sterile office space is welcoming to everyone" kind of way) and I would be interested to see how effective these spaces are as they are implemented.
1 comment:
When I first read the title to this article I was confused on why you would put a "Nap Lounge" at an event like a concert, but after reading the article, I am interested on how this safe space will work in practice. And while at first this idea did not click with me, I think that spaces like this are a good way to keep fighting against sexual assault. I like that rather than just being a more secluded area, away from large crowds (which is an even worse setting for assault), there are also people staffed in these lounges for people to talk to. I also love how this space is open to everyone experiencing these issues. What stuck out to me the most in this article was what Gaston said about how "The biggest thing is that a lot of women don’t necessarily know what do to" about the sexual assault and inappropriate and uncomfortable encounters they experience. This is a concept that I have been struggling with and discussing a lot with my classmates recently along the lines of sexism in the theatre community. There are so many people who do and say sexist things and myself and others are getting really fed up with being talked to or treated certain ways, but because sexism is something that is still pretty deeply rooted in our modern culture, and many of these actions are so small, we do not know how we are supposed to bring it up or talk about it. I do not want to throw my friend or all these other people under the bus just because they do or say some thing because its not like they're evil or an awful human, because these actions and comments are so little, but they happen so often from so many different people. I do not know who to go to or how I am supposed to change things like this. I feel comfortable calling out my friend for shouldering me out of the way from carrying a large flat, but how am I supposed to call out my job lead or my teacher for sexist or any other inappropriate comments or actions? How am I supposed to be comfortable doing that in a space where I know my action and work are not as respected as that of the males around me? This kind of turned into a rant about something other than sexual assault, but I wanted to highlight how important it is for people to spread information about how to get help or resources regarding issues like this because the more we talk about it, maybe the more aware of the problem and the more comfortable people will become about talking about and finding more proactive solutions. On top of that, these lounges seem like a very inviting space (and not in like the "our sterile office space is welcoming to everyone" kind of way) and I would be interested to see how effective these spaces are as they are implemented.
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