History of Feminism

HockeyMom

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10. Mini-skirts back in the 60s

Sat Aug 9, 2014, 01:54 PM

Aug 2014

I worked for a fashion house in Manhattan back then. All the construction workers used to cat call all the women walking by. Annoyed me to no end. When the latest style of longer skirts (slits up the leg) came out, I wholeheartedly wore those. I got a lot of boos with that, but ONE MAN actually said he liked it. "I find that MORE sexy by leaving more to my imagination", he said one day. I actually stopped and gave him a big smile and thank you for that one. His coworkers didn't like that I actually stopped and acknowledged his comment. lol

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What men are really saying when the Catcall women (funny as hell) [View all] ismnotwasm Aug 2014 OP

Ha! So funny. ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #1

posted to for later. 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #2

Shows just how lunatic the practice is, LOL. freshwest Aug 2014 #3

"This has never worked!" Squinch Aug 2014 #4

"This is the best part of my day and I realize how sad that is." sarge43 Aug 2014 #5

"I'm just a sad man." Curmudgeoness Aug 2014 #6

+1 ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #12

K&R! DeSwiss Aug 2014 #7

Boy...that's just embarrassing. I've asked a few women to dance when in a club and that... BlueJazz Aug 2014 #8

That's asking someone to dance ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #15

and so the battle rages on..... the_sly_pig Aug 2014 #9

Mini-skirts back in the 60s HockeyMom Aug 2014 #10

One of the catcalls of the time was, "Hey baby, nice legs! What time do they open?"... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #11

Ugh ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #13

Constrution sites were considered to be fountains of testosterone.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #14

Excellent ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #16

Oh, yes, very true HockeyMom Aug 2014 #17

I sometimes see women working the cranes here in Vegas.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #18

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #19

I see our troll is back. ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #20