‘Subway shirts‘ a trend?
Has anyone noticed any obvious “subway shirts” or is this just a silly season headline? Editors may be grasping at straws if they need to post TikToks as news.
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steph 11:37 on 2023-07-20 Permalink
This is real. Unfortunately.
I wish we could do a public awareness campaign for public support and finally put an end to pigs in public.
Something drastic and equivalent to ‘punch a nazi’. Here it goes: Punch a Creep. attention men, if you think what you do in public might be seen as creepy, don’t do it.
Kate 13:27 on 2023-07-20 Permalink
The STM started a campaign last month called Témoins, agissons – in English, Witnesses, take action, although no signs will be posted in English.
In both languages they’re calling it “street harassment” although you’d think they’d be more concerned about harassment on the bus and particularly in the metro, whether in stations or on the trains. Unless “street” is being used more broadly in a sense of “public”.
EmilyG 14:48 on 2023-07-20 Permalink
This isn’t silly. Sexual harassment is not “silly.”
I don’t know if I’ve seen any myself, but I’m not in the metro that often these days, and I don’t tend to look at other people that much.
EmilyG 14:49 on 2023-07-20 Permalink
Don’t know if I’ve seen any subway shirts, that is.
Kate 16:17 on 2023-07-20 Permalink
EmilyG, I never said harassment was silly. I was referencing the silly season in summer, when news editors run out of serious material so they do stories about frivolous stuff – like TikTok fads.
DeWolf 17:52 on 2023-07-20 Permalink
You couldn’t possibly tell a “subway shirt” from regular attire, especially now that baggy clothes are back in fashion.
But yeah, harassement is very real and all too common. It happens less often here than in Toronto or New York from what I’ve been told, but that doesn’t make it any less bad.
Chris 19:12 on 2023-07-20 Permalink
steph, is that a serious comment? Your solution to someone doing something “creepy” is assault? If I, subjectively, think you’re creepy, do I get to punch you?
I notice the article never defined what they mean by ‘harassment’. They mention groping, which would certainly count, but they also quote someone who said “stares from fellow male passengers often make me uncomfortable”, do they count that as ‘harassment’ I wonder? Part of being in public is that other people can see you.
JP 21:18 on 2023-07-20 Permalink
Yes. Stares, catcalling, being followed constitute harassment. Harassment doesn’t have to involve physical contact.
Someone seeing you or glancing your way.. is very different from staring… If you don’t get the difference I really can’t help you…
steph 09:52 on 2023-07-21 Permalink
Chris, I like JP’s answer, but I hope you can be helped in knowing the difference.
The ‘punch a nazi’ campaign never got any ‘subjective nazis’ punched. People with swastika tattoos deservingly were intimidated and rolled down their sleeves.