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10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Miracles Boys33, Nov 1, 2014.

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  1. Bobbythegreat

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    I wasn't justifying the actions of the cat callers, and quite frankly it's simple minded of you to think that was what I was doing. The point is if you wear clothes that you know will attract attention, you shouldn't be shocked or outraged when they do.

    It wasn't a "normal" pair of jeans nor was it a "normal" shirt, it was the tightest possible pair of jeans that you could have put her in with the tightest possible shirt you could have put her in.....you know, because she wanted to draw attention. You could do the same exact thing with a guy and have similar results, you dress to draw attention, you draw attention and not just from those you want to draw it from.
     
  2. bobrek

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    Men and women wear jeans and shirts like that often enough that it is not an unusual combination. Regardless, it should not be catcall worthy, nor should a woman have to worry about unwanted advances wearing clothes like that. She was not wearing anything that revealed cleavage or skin (not that that should warrant undue attention)
     
  3. Bobbythegreat

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    If you are attractive, and you wear clothes that shows off your figure either due to the clothes being tight fitting or revealing then you are going to draw the attention of others. How is this a difficult concept? It's not right that people out there are pigs (male and female) who can't control their mouths when they see an attractive person who is drawing their attention, but isn't that sort of irrelevant? It's just life. I may not like that I can't dress up in a seal costume, toss a bunch of blood in the ocean and then go swimming safely, but that's not going to change anything.

    The ONLY thing people can truly change is themselves, if they don't like the reaction they are getting from wearing certain types of clothes, they should stop wearing those things. People just need to weigh how much it bothers them with how much they feel like they have to dress that way.
     
  4. PhiSlammaJamma

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    Meanwhile platypus calling doesn't even register on the public radar, but has directly resulted in a higher rate of diagnosed disorders for women.
     
  5. JayGoogle

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    OK. But some people are going to be disrespectful, so what do you do with them?

    What's the solution here?
     
  6. Shroopy2

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    Thats pretty much it. Have REVERENCE for BEAUTY from AFAR. Women don't want ANY SHAMING and UNINVITED ATTENTION.

    Its to let women do all the initiating. Its for men to not approach women in any way uninvited. Let women control all the laws of attraction.

    This will ALWAYS be AN ISSUE, until it becomes where women have all the decision making leverage in it. Because even having any grey area, any mutual gender-negotiated compromise on things, there will be some women who's feelings and safety gets threatened, and it will stir up actions to get men to act decent. It will lead to the sensitivities of a few calling for action on the whole.

    Its all about WHO is DOING the act, and who sets the precedent, who decides what is sensitive and insensitive.

    As in: It is okay for women to display their body and to sell their body FOR sex. As long as the woman controls everything and doesnt have an exploiting abusive male figure controlling her moves. Because it is HER CHOICE, and there is NO MALE CONTROL. Even then you're to revere her but never speak crudely about her. You can disagree about her occupation and choice in her appearance, but don't be demeaning, degrading, and intrusive about it.
     
  7. Shroopy2

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    But, then women will have less control mechanism to influence others. And worse, they don't get any attention, which is a fate worse than death for some to feel irrelevant, unknown and unseen

    People are missing the point about indecent catcalling and indecent attire.

    The point is that if there is SUCH A STRONG stance on INDECENCY AS A WHOLE in ALL THINGS in the way people ACT

    Then how come when it comes to ATTIRE that all of a sudden there is no accurate measure of decency there?

    Its hypocritical in my view. If its about being DECENT and APPROPRIATE in ALL THINGS, then women should have NOOOOO PROBLEM in dressing more drab and plain. Because by doing that she will be supporting decency CONSISTENT in all areas.

    But women DON'T lol. They're still competing with each other on Instagram and social media even more now than in years past, doing all kinda provocative poses. (And its not men and "Hollywood pressure" pushing it anymore, but thats for another time)

    (Still, I agree that you shouldnt openly catcall and "holla" and "mack" on women. There's a discreet gentlemanly way to do things)
     
  8. DudeWah

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    I don't like the type of **** that girls have to deal with. It's obviously frightening and annoying as hell when this type of stuff happens to my girlfriend, my sister, etc.

    That being said, just like in every other aspect of life, people (not just women, but especially them) have to take steps to ensure the least amount of potential "bad" situations they can get in.

    This includes:
    -Not walking alone in urban areas if possible.
    -Not wearing skin tight or revealing clothing in those areas. Wear whatever you want. But there's a time and place.
    -Learn some basic self defense
    -Don't be out alone super late at night

    It would be cool if we lived in a world full of all the ideals that some of you are projecting. One in which no one was ever harassed. That would be awesome. Unfortunately that will never be the case.
     
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    I do not understand what you mean by your last sentence. Was the guy that got attacked for wearing a pink shirt a b****?
     
  11. Andrew Wiggins

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    I would rather have my wallet stolen than live in fear like you do.
     
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    Your post had nothing to do with mine, fyi. I am saying you have no idea how much ass is sticking out or if we can see her thong lines or what. It is something we should see in this controlled experiment exploiting people for money.

    As for the pink shirt, i am saying i have been made fun of one time out of the hundred times that ive worn one. It was a group of dudes in the uh parking lot on my way to the car.

    Did that stop me from wearing pink or purple shirts? No. Did i feel unsafe? No. I can deal with it. People are idiots. Learn to accept it or the world is gonna be tough for you to live in.

    Do i want this to stop? Of course. But im not gonna live in fear or be angry about it because of a few jackasses.
     
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    Not gonna get into it with you, but black clothes make you look bigger. Her ass and breasts look bigger, that is the desired result she wanted to achieve in this rigged experiment.

    She is now rich because of guys like you who fail to see how rigged this experiment is to get her desired results.
     
  14. DonkeyMagic

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    She's not living in fear...she's living as a woman.
     
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    ...as a woman living in fear.
     
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    That's nice that is your point but how about the girls who don't wear normal clothing and don't set out to wear anything revealing, tight etc yet still deal with crap like that? Yes, there are plenty of females out there who've had that experience.

    Sooo I'm guessing you work in the ladies section at Nordstrom or Dillard's or Forever 21 or some ladies clothing store and you know best what constitutes a "normal" pair of jeans or a "normal" shirt? I say that because from what the video shows, the outfit seemed pretty "normal". If the lady wanted she could have worn some bright blue or red jeans or a bright colored shirt. Lol but hey, a pair of black jeans and a black shirt aren't "normal". Plus, you have the 411 on that being the tightest possible pair or jeans and shirt she could've worn right? I'm pretty sure we can go instagram right now and peruse the pictures and see ladies wearing actual tight jeans and shirts that intentionally reveal a lot.

    She wore normal clothes, leading to her showing what happens when she wears a normal, simple outfit and the crap that people say.
     
  17. DonkeyMagic

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    you have much to learn about women.
     
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    All that matters is this group now has millions for selling people bull****. It is too easy to sell people bull**** and get away away it.

    That is the recipe for boo koo bucks. Fear plus bs, as long as no one calls you out on the bs.
     
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    deleted - already posted
     
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