Banning catcalls and "lewd" comments?

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Re: Banning catcalls and "lewd" comments?

Post by Bella Fortuna » Fri Oct 29, 2010 4:29 pm

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Post by Trolldor » Fri Oct 29, 2010 4:35 pm

But to take the Joisey out of the boy you really should call the cops.

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Re: Banning catcalls and "lewd" comments?

Post by Coito ergo sum » Fri Oct 29, 2010 4:36 pm

Bella Fortuna wrote:
Coito ergo sum wrote:
Bella Fortuna wrote:Or better yet, a date at the Edison... :coffee:
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Re: Banning catcalls and "lewd" comments?

Post by kiki5711 » Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:33 pm

what part of Manhattan does she walk through and what does she wear?

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Re: Banning catcalls and "lewd" comments?

Post by Animavore » Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:34 pm

What's a "cat-call"?
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Re: Banning catcalls and "lewd" comments?

Post by Bella Fortuna » Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:35 pm

Animavore wrote:What's a "cat-call"?
Like a 'wolf-whistle.' :dono:
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Post by Animavore » Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:41 pm

Bella Fortuna wrote:
Animavore wrote:What's a "cat-call"?
Like a 'wolf-whistle.' :dono:
Oh. Why not just call it a "wolf-whistle"?
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Re: Banning catcalls and "lewd" comments?

Post by Mysturji » Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:44 pm

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Whistles, catcalls and lewd come-ons from strangers are all too familiar to New York City women, who say they are harassed multiple times a day as they walk down the street. Now lawmakers are examining whether to do something to discourage it.
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-be ... 39.html?dr

Is this just a way to legislate the convention that certain things ought not to be said while a lady is present?
Carrie Goodman, 27, a student who lives in Manhattan, said she hears a whistle or comment "once or twice a day."
"It bothers me, but I just keep walking," she said. Goodman is skeptical that lawmakers can do anything about it, though.
"You can't really control what comes out of people's mouths," she said.
On the flip side....
"Too commonly, street harassment is believed to be the price women pay for living in New York City," said its executive director, Emily May. "But we're not buying it.
" Well, isn't listening to things we don't want to hear the price everyone pays for going out in public?
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Re: Banning catcalls and "lewd" comments?

Post by Bella Fortuna » Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:44 pm

Animavore wrote:
Bella Fortuna wrote:
Animavore wrote:What's a "cat-call"?
Like a 'wolf-whistle.' :dono:
Oh. Why not just call it a "wolf-whistle"?
I really have no answer for that. :ddpan:
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Re: Banning catcalls and "lewd" comments?

Post by Animavore » Fri Oct 29, 2010 6:23 pm

I actually can't whistle :(
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Re: Banning catcalls and "lewd" comments?

Post by Bella Fortuna » Fri Oct 29, 2010 6:25 pm

Animavore wrote:I actually can't whistle :(
Then try calling.
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Re: Banning catcalls and "lewd" comments?

Post by Coito ergo sum » Fri Oct 29, 2010 7:21 pm

Mysturji wrote:
Coito ergo sum wrote:
Whistles, catcalls and lewd come-ons from strangers are all too familiar to New York City women, who say they are harassed multiple times a day as they walk down the street. Now lawmakers are examining whether to do something to discourage it.
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-be ... 39.html?dr

Is this just a way to legislate the convention that certain things ought not to be said while a lady is present?
Carrie Goodman, 27, a student who lives in Manhattan, said she hears a whistle or comment "once or twice a day."
"It bothers me, but I just keep walking," she said. Goodman is skeptical that lawmakers can do anything about it, though.
"You can't really control what comes out of people's mouths," she said.
On the flip side....
"Too commonly, street harassment is believed to be the price women pay for living in New York City," said its executive director, Emily May. "But we're not buying it.
" Well, isn't listening to things we don't want to hear the price everyone pays for going out in public?
How pissed off would they be if no-one whistled? :ask:
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Re: Banning catcalls and "lewd" comments?

Post by Animavore » Fri Oct 29, 2010 7:22 pm

Can't live with 'em. Can't shoot 'em.
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Re: Banning catcalls and "lewd" comments?

Post by maiforpeace » Fri Oct 29, 2010 7:25 pm

Coito ergo sum wrote:
Mysturji wrote:
Coito ergo sum wrote:
Whistles, catcalls and lewd come-ons from strangers are all too familiar to New York City women, who say they are harassed multiple times a day as they walk down the street. Now lawmakers are examining whether to do something to discourage it.
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-be ... 39.html?dr

Is this just a way to legislate the convention that certain things ought not to be said while a lady is present?
Carrie Goodman, 27, a student who lives in Manhattan, said she hears a whistle or comment "once or twice a day."
"It bothers me, but I just keep walking," she said. Goodman is skeptical that lawmakers can do anything about it, though.
"You can't really control what comes out of people's mouths," she said.
On the flip side....
"Too commonly, street harassment is believed to be the price women pay for living in New York City," said its executive director, Emily May. "But we're not buying it.
" Well, isn't listening to things we don't want to hear the price everyone pays for going out in public?
How pissed off would they be if no-one whistled? :ask:
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Re: Banning catcalls and "lewd" comments?

Post by Bella Fortuna » Fri Oct 29, 2010 7:28 pm

I keep looking at this topic title and thinking it has to do with goings-on over at Ratskep. :hehe:
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