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The Whole World Should Be a ‘No Catcall Zone,’ But for Now We Have These Signs
New York Magazine ^ | April 15, 2015 | Jessica Roy

Posted on 04/15/2015 10:37:15 AM PDT by nickcarraway

The nonprofit clothing company Feminist Apparel has taken their anti-catcalling message to the streets with a new campaign targeting neighborhoods in New York and Philadelphia. Along with the activist group Pussy Division, they're putting up signs all over the city that are splashed with messages like "NO CATCALLING ANYTIME" and "NO CATCALL ZONE."

Feminist Apparel funded the campaign by selling feminist-branded T-shirts with a similar message. Now, how do we get these plastered across every subway car?


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1 posted on 04/15/2015 10:37:15 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

MEOW! ... :-) ...


2 posted on 04/15/2015 10:40:23 AM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: nickcarraway

But what if I’ve lost my kitty?

Seriously, they should be worried more about cat-JUGGLING!!!


3 posted on 04/15/2015 10:40:27 AM PDT by Magnum44 (I have had just about enough)
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To: nickcarraway

” “NO CATCALLING ANYTIME” and “NO CATCALL ZONE.”

Designed for,and to be worn exclusively by fat, ugly women who have never been hit on in their lives......


4 posted on 04/15/2015 10:41:47 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Magnum44
How about Bonsai Kitten?


5 posted on 04/15/2015 10:42:59 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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6 posted on 04/15/2015 10:43:17 AM PDT by Magnum44 (I have had just about enough)
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To: nickcarraway

There are important concerns in life, worthy concerns that serious-minded people dedicate time, money, and effort to. This isn’t one of them.


7 posted on 04/15/2015 10:43:42 AM PDT by xzins (Donate to the Freep-a-Thon or lose your ONLY voice. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: nickcarraway

Do people actually still cat call? It’s so 70s. Mostly 70s fiction. I don’t think I’ve ever heard one out in reality.


8 posted on 04/15/2015 10:44:02 AM PDT by discostu (Bobby, I'm sorry you have a head like a potato.)
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To: nickcarraway

So, this really happens?

Does it only happen according to how women are dressed?

Does it happen to men?

Who is doing the catcalling?

Can they get arrested?


9 posted on 04/15/2015 10:49:27 AM PDT by donna (Pray for Revival)
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To: nickcarraway

Hey (female dogs)! Put those signs up in towelhead countries and tell me what happens!


10 posted on 04/15/2015 10:50:27 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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To: xzins

It can be terribly frightening.

Just preparation for ISIS taking over?


11 posted on 04/15/2015 10:51:32 AM PDT by donna (Pray for Revival)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Only a group called Pussy Division could object to Catcalls.

Liberalism. (SMH)


12 posted on 04/15/2015 10:53:02 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility.)
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To: donna; TheOldLady; Jim Robinson

I’ve lived on this planet more than 6 decades. In all that time, I honestly can’t recall a single cat call at any place or time other than on television.

(Not counting when my wife calls the kitties to dinner or when Jim calls the Viking Kitties to bring thunder on the unrepentant)


13 posted on 04/15/2015 10:54:53 AM PDT by xzins (Donate to the Freep-a-Thon or lose your ONLY voice. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: discostu
They do.

Or at least they did in the 90's when I worked downtown and had to walk past a construction site.

The first couple of times it bothered me. The third time I stopped, gave a curtsy, and said, "Thank you for the complement gentlemen but I am seeing someone." After that it got to be a game.

They would whistle (no more propositions), I would curtsy and say thank you but no and life would go on.

I was actually kind of sad when they told me they were finishing up and brought them a box of cookies on their last day.

14 posted on 04/15/2015 10:55:13 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: nickcarraway

Here kitty kitty ...


15 posted on 04/15/2015 10:55:13 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am ...)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

How nasty were the comments?


16 posted on 04/15/2015 10:59:30 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

What do these people have against cats, anyway?


17 posted on 04/15/2015 11:03:24 AM PDT by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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To: nickcarraway
Fairly mild for the most part. That might have been because I always wore a nice suit, my hair up and pumps. I was working in sales at a jewelry store at the time and we had to look very nice but professional.

There were a couple who's comments would have made my hair curl if it hadn't been pinned down but they shut up after the first week.

I am not saying that every group would have been so nice. Maybe in the big city it would have been a lot raunchier but this was a small city or a big town depending on how you categorized it.

18 posted on 04/15/2015 11:13:08 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: xzins

Me too, except, when I was young and would get a wolf whistle from construction workers. It was not threatening in any way, but it still was a little embarrassing.


19 posted on 04/15/2015 11:13:54 AM PDT by donna (Pray for Revival)
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To: nickcarraway

I suspect it will be a cold day in hell when most of these feminazis will get a cat call. Maybe a woof woof.


20 posted on 04/15/2015 11:14:36 AM PDT by DaxtonBrown (http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
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