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Radio 4,23 Mar 2022,28 mins
Am I That Guy?
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Scottish writer and broadcaster Alistair Heather is not proud of some of his past interactions with women. In a previous job as a builder鈥檚 labourer, he would watch and laugh as co-workers wolf-whistled and cat-called passing women. In the street, on trains, in cafes, bars and other public places, he would see it as his right to approach and talk to women. He knows that in behaving like that he has contributed to women and girls feeling excluded and unsafe. Now he wants to find out what he should be doing to help change the culture for the better. Alistair discusses 鈥榣ocker room talk鈥� with former Aston Villa youth player and Dundee United Hall of Famer Se谩n Dillon, challenges an old friend and explores Police Scotland鈥檚 much-praised campaign which urged men to address their attitudes to women with a hard-hitting viral video telling them: 鈥渟exual violence begins long before you think it does. Don鈥檛 be that guy". Producer Dave Howard Researcher Carys Wall Sound design Joel Cox
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