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Crimson Dynamo 28-04-2015 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 7723940)
full quote was actually :

She told Newsbeat: "Every day I'd walk past and they'd wolf whistle. They'd even come out of the building site to wolf whistle as I'd continue down the road.

"One of the guys got up in my face and all he said was 'morning love', but it was in a very aggressive way and the other one sneered.
"They blocked the pavement and I had to walk around them."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articl...lflow_facebook

why would he say "morning love" in an aggressive way? and "sneered?"

So she says but I would wager the chaps involved would suggest otherwise


But to waste police time with this is just the limit.

Niamh. 28-04-2015 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 7723961)
why would he say "morning love" in an aggressive way? and "sneered?"

So she says but I would wager the chaps involved would suggest otherwise


But to waste police time with this is just the limit.

Why would she waste her time reporting these guys if she didn't feel harassed? :think: and of course the "chaps involved would suggest otherwise" lol

Crimson Dynamo 28-04-2015 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 7723972)
Why would she waste her time reporting these guys if she didn't feel harassed? :think: and of course the "chaps involved would suggest otherwise" lol

she sounds like a piece of work to me.

Josy 28-04-2015 01:50 PM

Cant believe the bollocks I've read in this thread tbh.

The girl had every right to complain, as does anyone that is made to feel anxious/uneasy/intimidated whilst going about her own business.

Wolf whistling once or twice isn't too bad I guess but doing it to the same girl routinely then escalating it by blocking her path and so on isn't alright and anyone thinking otherwise is part of the bigger problems that women face every day.

I'm genuinely wondering how many fathers/grandfathers/brothers would think this was 'over reacting' if it was their own female relative that was being objectified and hounded with unwanted attention by a group of immature men

Livia 28-04-2015 01:51 PM

I'm with Josy on this one.

Niamh. 28-04-2015 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josy (Post 7724004)
Cant believe the bollocks I've read in this thread tbh.

The girl had every right to complain, as does anyone that is made to feel anxious/uneasy/intimidated whilst going about her own business.

Wolf whistling once or twice isn't too bad I guess but doing it to the same girl routinely then escalating it by blocking her path and so on isn't alright and anyone thinking otherwise is part of the bigger problems that women face every day.

I'm genuinely wondering how many fathers/grandfathers/brothers would think this was 'over reacting' if it was their own female relative that was being objectified and hounded with unwanted attention by a group of immature men

:clap1:

MTVN 28-04-2015 01:52 PM

If they hadn't got rid of page 3 then these builders wouldn't have had to find real women to leer over

Scarlett. 28-04-2015 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josy (Post 7724004)
Cant believe the bollocks I've read in this thread tbh.

The girl had every right to complain, as does anyone that is made to feel anxious/uneasy/intimidated whilst going about her own business.

Wolf whistling once or twice isn't too bad I guess but doing it to the same girl routinely then escalating it by blocking her path and so on isn't alright and anyone thinking otherwise is part of the bigger problems that women face every day.

I'm genuinely wondering how many fathers/grandfathers/brothers would think this was 'over reacting' if it was their own female relative that was being objectified and hounded with unwanted attention by a group of immature men

I agree, it wasnt just a one off thing, she had to put up with it every day.

Northern Monkey 28-04-2015 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 7724011)
If they hadn't got rid of page 3 then these builders wouldn't have had to find real women to leer over

That is true.I was shocked when i picked up the Sun on a train the other day to find no page 3.I don't usually read it so i did'nt even know it had gone.Blokes need something to brighten up their day a little while they're out hard at a manual job.

Crimson Dynamo 28-04-2015 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 7724011)
If they hadn't got rid of page 3 then these builders wouldn't have had to find real women to leer over

:clap1:

demonising hard working men in this thread and taking away the norks in the bun

No wonder britain is broken

Crimson Dynamo 28-04-2015 02:04 PM

http://36.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp...zo1_r1_500.jpg

Daniel. 28-04-2015 02:07 PM

I agree with Niamh, Josy and Livia

#girlpower

Josy 28-04-2015 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EyeballPaul (Post 7724021)
That is true.I was shocked when i picked up the Sun on a train the other day to find no page 3.I don't usually read it so i did'nt even know it had gone.Blokes need something to brighten up their day a little while they're out hard at a manual job.

Yet those same blokes would have a heart attack if they opened up the paper to page 3 and saw a big ol knob placed there to brighten up the day for all the women and gay men that are out working hard at a manual job eh

Marsh. 28-04-2015 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josy (Post 7724028)
Yet those same blokes would have a heart attack if they opened up the paper to page 3 and saw a big ol knob placed there to brighten up the day for all the women and gay men that are out working hard at a manual job eh

:joker:

Crimson Dynamo 28-04-2015 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josy (Post 7724028)
Yet those same blokes would have a heart attack if they opened up the paper to page 3 and saw a big ol knob placed there to brighten up the day for all the women and gay men that are out working hard at a manual job eh

You lot got the 50 shades book so stop moaning :nono:

Crimson Dynamo 28-04-2015 02:12 PM

Wolf-whistle backlash: Police and woman under fire after complaint about builders

West Mercia chiefs were accused of getting their priorities wrong after sending officers to probe Poppy Smart’s claims of sexual harassment.

The 23-year-old marketing assistant complained after hearing the “disrespectful” calls as she passed the site in Worcester on her way to work.

But Philip Davies, who is seeking re-election as Tory MP for Shipley, West Yorkshire, said: “I would have thought the police have better things to do.

“I don’t know how many burglaries there are to investigate in Worcester, but there are probably quite a few.

“I’m sure the public would feel safer if police devoted more time to investigating them.”

His views were echoed by Worcester residents who used social media to rant about the “waste of money”. :clap1:

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/573...whistled-woman

billy123 28-04-2015 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josy (Post 7724028)
Yet those same blokes would have a heart attack if they opened up the paper to page 3 and saw a big ol knob placed there to brighten up the day for all the women and gay men that are out working hard at a manual job eh

The guardian already puts them on the front page.
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BziVjEhIIAAgS6R.jpg

I agree though it shows a real lack of empathy to not even realise how intimidated she might have felt and nobody should be scared to walk down the road. I dont know why you are suprised by some comments on here though.

Niamh. 28-04-2015 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josy (Post 7724028)
Yet those same blokes would have a heart attack if they opened up the paper to page 3 and saw a big ol knob placed there to brighten up the day for all the women and gay men that are out working hard at a manual job eh

:laugh2:

Northern Monkey 28-04-2015 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josy (Post 7724028)
Yet those same blokes would have a heart attack if they opened up the paper to page 3 and saw a big ol knob placed there to brighten up the day for all the women and gay men that are out working hard at a manual job eh

You don't see the lady bits on page 3 so i don't think a big 'ol 'knob' would be allowed to be honest,Or a big 'ol minge.I did once see a flap poking out when they forgot to airbrush it out though.I would'nt get offended if there was a topless bloke on page 4 tbh,Infact i bet there's already plenty in that showbiz section for women.
Maybe leave 'big 'ol knobs' in the lady porn mags eh.

Niamh. 28-04-2015 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EyeballPaul (Post 7724064)
You don't see the lady bits on page 3 so i don't think a big 'ol 'knob' would be allowed to be honest,Or a big 'ol minge.I did'nt once see a flap poking out when they forget to airbrush it out though.I would'nt get offended if there was a topless bloke on page 4 tbh,Infact i bet there's already plenty in that showbiz section for women.
Maybe leave 'big 'ol knobs' in the lady porn mags eh.

topless men and topless women are not comparable though, if they were you wouldn't have people being up in arms over breast feeding mothers daring to get them out in public to feed their babies :laugh:

Marsh. 28-04-2015 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EyeballPaul (Post 7724064)
You don't see the lady bits on page 3 so i don't think a big 'ol 'knob' would be allowed to be honest,Or a big 'ol minge.I did once see a flap poking out when they forgot to airbrush it out though.I would'nt get offended if there was a topless bloke on page 4 tbh,Infact i bet there's already plenty in that showbiz section for women.
Maybe leave 'big 'ol knobs' in the lady porn mags eh.

Get a girlfriend.

They last longer than a newspaper that gets soggy. :thumbs:

Northern Monkey 28-04-2015 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 7724069)
topless men and topless women are not the comparable though, if they were you wouldn't have people being up in arms over breast feeding mothers daring to get them out in public to feed their babies :laugh:

Maybe just show the balls then:laugh:

Niamh. 28-04-2015 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EyeballPaul (Post 7724072)
Maybe just show the balls then:laugh:

omg the vision I just had :laugh2:

Northern Monkey 28-04-2015 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 7724071)
Get a girlfriend.

They last longer than a newspaper that gets soggy. :thumbs:

Got one,They get soggy too after a while.

Crimson Dynamo 28-04-2015 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EyeballPaul (Post 7724076)
Got one,They get soggy too after a while.

:joker:


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