Mexico City subway, UN use genitals in anti-harassment ads
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March 31, 2017
MEXICO CITY (AP) — How do you bring home to men the discomfort and disgust caused by sexual harassment on the subway?
The U.N. Women agency and the Mexico City government decided to launch a series of video ads in which the issue comes up, literally. They replaced a seat in a Mexico City subway car with a molded sculpture of a nude male torso, complete with prominent genitals.
Made about two months ago, the ad shows passengers' disgust and discomfort when they sit next to, or on, the high-relief seat. Some move, some look offended, some shake their heads.
A plaque on the floor in front of the...
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