上海地铁女性着装“骚”“扰”之争:性别化公共空间的后果

The Debates on Female "Provocative Clothing" and Sexual Harassment:Consequences of Gendered Public Space

2012年夏天上海地铁官方发布的一条微博,引发了围绕女性性感着装和性骚扰的广泛讨论。基于这一事件及其后续争议,结合不同的理论视角,本文对发生在城市公共空间来自陌生人的性骚扰进行了剖析。此次论战的焦点集中在女性着装的"骚"和来自陌生人的"扰"之间的关系。从社会学的视角出发,强调"骚"和"扰"其实有着共同的社会根源,都反映了性别化公共空间的后果。本文最后引用相关的社会科学研究发现,对两者的关系进行了一个更为复杂的讨论。

In the summer of 2012, a message from the official twitter of Shanghai metro ignited a heated debate on female ＂provocative clothing＂ and sexual harassment. Based on this public event and its subsequent controversy, this paper employs a variety of theoretical perspectives to investigate female harassments in urban public spaces. The focus of this debate is on whether there is a causal relation- ship between the provocativeness of female clothing and strangers＇ harassment. From a sociological perspective, it is argued that both the ＂provocativeness＂ and harassments finding roots in the same social structure, which reflects the consequence of the gendered public space. Drawing upon findings from current empirical research, this paper will shed lights on the complexity of this relationship.