'Las Morras': Meet Group Of Girls Fighting Sexual Assault In Mexico

Women in Mexico City are starting to raise their voices against sexual assault and are no longer afraid of the consequences exposing their attackers may bring.

On March 8, an unidentified man in the streets of La Condesa harassed Andrea Noel, an American freelance journalist working in the city. A month later, Gabriela Nava reported a man was allegedly pleasuring himself while pointing his camera under her skirt on her way to school.

Both girls took their cases to social media, where they shared videos of the attackers and asked their followers to speak up if they knew the identity of the individuals. Reports suggest Mexican authorities neglected both complaints and the suspects are still at large.

Joining these brave women are Las Morras, a group of young girls who decided to show the world what it is for a woman to walk the streets of the city on a daily basis.

“We are four morras living in Mexico City,” the girls explain on their YouTube channel page. “Like many women, we get harassed every day. Men yell at us and insult us while we are walking down the street. So, we wanted to ask our harassers what they actually have to say to us.”

In a video, which they recorded with a hidden GoPro, the ladies show what women in the city have to deal with day-to-day just by walking up and down the street.

Comments like “Nice thongs,” “Mamacitas,” “Yummy,” and other degrading sayings can be heard on the clip as they venture into Paseo de la Reforma and Centro Histórico, which mind you are well-known touristic spots.

At the end of their walk, the girls go back and confront the guys with questions such as, “What did you say to me?” or “Do you have something to say to me?” Most of them could not come up with anything to reply.

“If you are a harasser, save your comments about our appearance and don’t talk to us,” Las Morras say at the end of the footage.

Since 2011, more than 3 million women have been victims of sexual violence in Mexico City. According to statistics provided by Noel, at least 1,400 women are assaulted, beaten, raped or murdered in the country on a daily basis.