1970: Female reporter PINCHES MEN'S BUMS | Nationwide | BBC Archive

Nicky Woodhead, tired of the daily sexual harassment faced by women on city streets, conducts a cheeky experiment - how do men feel about having their bottoms pinched by a woman in public?
This clip is from Nationwide, originally broadcast 17 February 1970.
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[@royalbloodedledgend]

“The complete equality of the sexes” NO

[@NoirFan84]

Found that hilarious. 😂😂

[@sputnik1941]

Noticed that quick response

[@hensonlaura]

At 56 y/o I've lived long enough to see life in different countries, continents, cultures and I agree with him.

[@omalone1169]

​@@hensonlaurawhere are women pursuing ?

[@emmettturner9452]

“It’s refreshing if nothing else.” Isn’t that technically a total backfire?

[@omalone1169]

Mel Feit said this long ago

[@moonbug7252]

2:27 “well I don’t actually 💅” we can tell sir hahaa

[@the_forest_garden]

bwhahahaha that was the funniest part for me ‘after all you do it all the time’ he clear does not.

[@RobertLewis85]

They're upset until they turn around and see it's a cute woman, not a mugger.

[@omalone1169]

2:30 jolly good idea

[@kpb96m]

2:25 OMG that was the best one. His reaction says it all. Love it!!!

[@emmettturner9452]

Too bad that one was staged.

[@kpb96m]

@@emmettturner9452 Yeah…

[@TheUltimateBlooper]

The lad swings for the same team, clearly :D

[@kJ922-h3j]

You mean the most clearly staged one 😂

[@baloodarling486]

​@@kJ922-h3j Yes, it was a joke. A 'gay' joke.

[@RestWithin]

“I regret to say it’s never happened to me before!” Most men were so gentlemanly in those days.

[@InstitutSapiens]

He was probably born in the early 1900s, a true gentleman

[@h0welss]

@@InstitutSapiensprobably late 1800s actually since this was 1971

[@pierssegal5910]

"Most men were so gentlemanly in those days." is a quite perfectly wrong message to take away from this video.

[@ronnana694]

⁠@@pierssegal5910gentlemanly encompasses everything a man would do back then. Now we are not gentleman we are dudes and bros

[@emmas1082]

Were they? So this video tells you all you need to know about how men were back then? Your comment is very naive.

[@ladderzombie]

Everything about this clip is so delightfully British. The outfits, the accents, the manner of forming sentences, the attitudes. Even when addressing a thorny issue like sexual harassment, the whole thing remains so civilized that it makes your head spin.

[@Treviscoe]

I agree.

[@nelsonhibbert5267]

Yeah but I can't believe it's not pissing it down with rain.

[@omalone1169]

​@@nelsonhibbert5267where is Jack Kammer

[@nelsonhibbert5267]

@@omalone1169 Where are Terry Nutkins missing fingers

[@Stablemable2]

OMG I think she made those guys day. Shes gorgeous.

[@edenmoon8275]

Thank god this isn't a thing anymore. I used to work in offices in the late 80's and early 90's, and pinching bottoms was still a thing. After months of one guy pinching my bum constantly I confronted him and he was 'offended' He didn't think there was anything wrong with it

[@lyrannous]

Thank goodness indeed. Now we have progressed to wearing pajamas in public and having sex with 20+ strangers.

[@edenmoon8275]

@@lyrannous Speak for yourself LOL

[@MrTobirama]

Is that actually true 👀

[@mooseolini1447]

@@MrTobirama lol No.

[@BlackPrimeMinister]

Are you going to tell me next that in a busy pub, no man intervened?

[@hauntedhighlands]

being groped by a young pretty girl is hardly a fair comparison to being groped by an older, much stronger man

[@natmanprime4295]

exactly! it's the kind of nonsense that leads to what we have now, men in womens changing rooms demanding to be called women etc

[@castlerock58]

@@natmanprime4295 That comes from the left that called for prosecuting men who pinched womens' bottoms.

[@omalone1169]

Or women in men's changing rooms demanding to be called men ​@@natmanprime4295

[@butters1473]

Isn’t the point that maybe someone doesn’t want to be groped at all? Never mind how strong you are, you didn’t have permission to touch that person.

[@hauntedhighlands]

@@butters1473 yes definitely, I just don't think it's an equal comparison to have a young pretty girl playfully pinch their bottoms. It sort of undermines the fear a lot of women feel when a much stronger, usually older man sexually harasses them.

[@soloist9495]

2:36 she realized he was gay

[@pauloliver6813]

That segment was completely staged, from the stereotyped whoop to the "camp clothing". Used, presumably, as a comedy counterpoint. So not that enlightened.

[@emmettturner9452]

@@pauloliver6813 Exactly. It’s as staged as the intro where she walks right into a dude and acts like it was all on him.

[@emmettturner9452]

@seraphim So, yeah, definitely reading it wrong.

[@No-ky3kb]

I remember my grampa did this to me and it made me feel so uncomfortable as a kid under 12 that I invented something called "cross hugs" where instead of hugging directly I would cross my arms in front of me to hug him to keep space between us. I later thought he must have been a pedophile, was he? I don't know, but it was a very uncomfortable thing

[@MrYFM2]

wtf

[@omalone1169]

​@@MrYFM2yea my dad did to put his hand around my neck ans say "who's the daddy". I told my aunt and eventually she stopped taking me

[@christinehill3900]

Because women ALWAYS move out of the way. It's habitual for both. When we try to keep walking straight, they smash into us. There was a good pount in that too

[@sputnik1941]

It’s odd to think that at that time it must have been common place for men to pinch woman’s bottoms so much so that this was a response report .

[@WarrenF]

It was a normal thing & also in the 80s. It was just a way to let the women know you was attracted to them.

[@emmettturner9452]

@@dillilyeverage315 Those we’re just run-of-the-mill pervs.

[@mooseolini1447]

I guarantee that close to zero of these men ever touched a woman's arse in an unsolicited manner.

[@zaftra]

women also did it, and push boobs into you, but has ususal what women do never gets reported.

[@emmabennett7699]

​@WarrenF yeah maybe the women didn't need to know that

[@baloodarling486]

Wonderful. Dealing with the issue in a direct yet camp way.

[@debrarufini6906]

Is it not dangerous for her to pinch these old codgers' bottoms on the stairs?!

[@alphabarre9096]

Extremely dangerous, but she got a microphone 🎤 so she's safe for now.

[@BlackPrimeMinister]

@@alphabarre9096 Nonsense. A microphone didn't keep her safe. The fact that she's a woman kept her safe.

[@leotardbanshee]

Yeah so maybe men shouldn't do it to women was the point.

[@BLACKED.commercial]

​@@leotardbanshee unless they're literally asking for it.

[@MarkHogan994]

@@leotardbanshee So if some men do it that means it's okay for her to assault random men, some of whom have never groped a woman in their life? Amazing logic you've got there. She's lucky most of them didn't mind, but sexually harassing random men who may be completely innocent just because some men do the same thing to women is 100% wrong, not to mention completely illogical.

[@Anonymous-ng4wc]

I love the guy in the fur coat

[@harambae7014]

"Hello sir, how do you feel about the complete equality of the sexes?" "No." Chad Thundercock, live in the flesh.

[@omalone1169]

Tariff Nasheed lives on

[@JakeCole1453]

My word she's gorgeous, her outfit is incredible, micro mini skirt, over knee boots. Perfect 10.

[@SlugsInMyBrain]

grow up bro

[@JakeCole1453]

@@SlugsInMyBrain No.

[@BlackPrimeMinister]

@@SlugsInMyBrain Male feminists are creepy, bro.

[@JakeCole1453]

@@matthewsmatters As an ethnic minority I find your comment racist. Reported.

[@4reptar207]

She’s really tall too. Looks as tall or taller than almost all of the guys

[@endreszatmari2302]

This is just fantastic.

[@milkyyblucheese]

Her bravery, her courage, her confidence, her everything is just 👑✨✨✨

[@Kalel3887]

Crack head

[@omalone1169]

Let's have one where men pinch

[@chosenArchitec]

her attractiveness

[@martina5296]

The man in the fur coat yelped as he got "his bottom pinched" was funny.

[@northernsnow6982]

He was still all for it though, wasn't he?

[@CardinalBiggles01]

@@northernsnow6982 Err, i think he was more upset that it was a woman doing it. "you do it to women all the time", "well, I don't actually". 😄

[@wibblywobblytimeywimey4669]

@@northernsnow6982 Course not. He was obviously gay. lol. I think he was disappointed. 😆

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

Good lord...those boots.

[@malcolmjawohowelll2892]

The kind of tongue in cheek news items that were common in the early 70"s. invitiing members of the public to react in an an entertaining or amusing way. BBC Thats Life used this approach a lot ... Also there was not the feeling of some questions being OFF limits. How times change

[@bastymanguy]

Wow she was smokin’ hot, damn the whole package.

[@Pou1gie1]

@2:25 He probably thought he was being attacked by a homophobe. She definitely barked up the wrong tree.

[@emmettturner9452]

That one was clearly staged/scripted… as much as the intro where she deliberately walks right into some man.

[@Dawid-kn6mv]

Homophobes certainly don't do such gay stuff.

[@TheReinaLia]

yes staged and scripted is the way of the BBC

[@messengeroftruth1672]

not a homophobe but rather homosexual

[@sebastianapollodelavega1445]

wow she is definitely daring! such a wonderful program!! wooooow! love it

[@kenwood7195]

I actually think most of the men liked it.

[@OrangeTabbyCat]

I suppose most men enjoyed it while most women don’t. Add to that, that she is quite attractive I guess that didn’t make much of a point.

[@santiagorojaspiaggio]

Well, some of them, though they were surprised, they didn't dislike it that much. But i would suppose it wouldn't the same the same reaction if it was a "non-attractive" woman. Or let's say, an old woman pinching a young man, for example.

[@northernsnow6982]

Most of these men didn't have a problem with it. Even the ones who seemed most offended at first, calmed down after they realized they weren't getting their wallets stolen. I remember guys doing stuff like this to each other, to get a rile out of each other. It was in good fun, and only prudes would complain about it.

[@Cooley96]

If you're calling somebody a prude for not wanting to be touched, what do we call the people who touch them?

[@northernsnow6982]

@@Cooley96 when I used the word prude, I was talking about guys in sport, doing these things to each other. Considering it wasn't a sexual thing, it was a chum thing, it was the prude who didn't join in on the team spirit. If they simply don't like to be touched, they probably shouldn't be in sport. So in this context, I'd call the toucher, a team player or a jokester. In the case of a sexual advance, I would call them a perv, acting on primal instincts. But I don't see it as something so horrible that it should be a crime, it's a natural urge. Just like it's natural for most humans to want to dress nicely, to look good for other people. It all comes from the same natural instincts. There's always a good slap in the face, as a natural instinct, to show you don't appreciate being grabbed at. Probably more efficient at teaching someone a lesson aswell. They'd definitely learn that you aren't looking for a quick hook up, in no time at all.

[@Cooley96]

@@northernsnow6982 Prude refers to somebody who objects to sexual stimuli. So implicit was it being sexual. Not sure why they then shouldn't participate, touching your teammates isn't essential to the sport. You're also using appeal to nature fallacy, because it's a primal instinct doesn't make it acceptable, or non-criminal certainly not at all comparable to dressing yourself. Sensible people understand you don't create uncomfortable interactions and wait for somebody to object.

[@northernsnow6982]

@@Cooley96 sensible people understand that no matter what you do, you're going to make other people uncomfortable sometimes. It's impossible to know what's going to make people feel uncomfortable, until you interact one on one. Lots of people are super uncomfortable talking to other people, but it's impossible to know that unless you make them uncomfortable first. Even the person who doesn't like conversation knows that. We aren't going to make laws saying we can't talk to strangers. I hope not anyway. I wasn't saying that because it's a primal instinct, it's going to be accepted by everyone. Merely that there are simpler ways to deal with a pinch, than making laws and fining people. I'm also not saying that it makes it legal. I was saying a pinch on the bum, shouldn't be something that can get you in legal trouble, in the first place. Most legal systems even realize killing someone, can be a primal instinct. That's why we have self defense laws in place. We can be understanding about defending ourselves, in such a primal way. Even when it pertains to such an extreme act, against major laws. Why is it so bad when we act on simpler primal urges, that even more people possess? Edit: Learn what the full definition of a prude is.

[@Cooley96]

@@northernsnow6982 What you're now doing is distorting intentional behavior with incidental. Intentional touching somebody isnt the same as an accidental bump. Especially demonstrated in persistence. Miraculous how you refer to "instinct" continually but call tacit demonstrations impossible, as if language and body language aren't indicators used by the earliest human predecessors. The persistence is what creates the law, if people, like you, simply would take no for an answer, rather than attempting to persuade uninterested individuals, no laws would be necessary and we could self-govern. There are ridiculous laws that should not exist, this for obvious reasons is not one. You also mention self-defense but seem completely oblivious to the fact that firings, laws and repudiating that behavior are self-defense tactics that don't require fatality.

[@antonchigurh3226]

To wit, the BBC banned the Sex Pistols, but not this half-baked tripe. 🙄 🤦‍♀️

[@roberto8650]

"Well, I don't, actually..."

[@JasmineSurrealVideos]

I think this is actually a bit dangerous for the lady, as she could have been hit or shouted at, or groped in return, and whilst it makes a good point about equality, the fact is no one should be subjected to such attention, but unfortunately it still goes on today, I know from many experiences lol.

[@BlackPrimeMinister]

No: it WASN'T dangerous for the lady - and she knows it, underlined by her happy confidence in stalking her prey in such amusing fashion. Men behaved like gentlemen, and women like ladies. The anger you describe is your own, like the rest of you Modern Women.

[@person8834]

@@BlackPrimeMinister What can we say? Anger is a useful emotion in getting us ahead 😂 And considering how common butt-pinching (by men against women) was, I wouldn’t say older-fashioned men behaved like gentlemen either, my friend. And the woman is angry, she just showed it weird. She was demonstrating why enough was enough when it came to street harassment. Edit: pardon spelling and grammar mistakes.

[@BlackPrimeMinister]

@@person8834 Look. Men are about to replace you with lifelike machines that act like the ladies you are no longer. And you really will be exchanged for robots who smile instead of snarl the way you do today, performing kitchen duties without complaint, never have a headache in the bedroom and are always willing. You don't bear children any more, so what exactly is the point of you? As the saying goes: "The juice ain't worth the squeeze." When that time comes within a generation, your political power and social status will collapse and you will be forced into penury on the fringe of our culture. You are in peril. That, I believe is your feminist future: a nightmare beyond your imagination and I, personally, am here for it.

[@hauntedhighlands]

@@BlackPrimeMinister "men behaved like gentlemen" meanwhile they were beating their wives for not cooking dinner fast enough.

[@skyworm8006]

@@person8834 was it really that common or just a prevalent minority of men. the men in this video don't seem like the type. actually they are mostly old gentleman who based on their reactions would never even raise their voice at a woman or fail to take off their hats. impropriety, what we would understand as sexual harassment, is very much a thing of the presenter's generation and part of the sexual liberation of the time. although i think this is mostly comedic.

[@JoeyXSmith]

I wouldn't of minded if was her.

[@nickprince9881]

That could have so easily have been from Candid Camera.

[@FHIPrincePeter]

This really made me laugh. It was lovely to see the old men take their hat off to the Woman as they were speaking with her. Most of the men like men to day are not familiar with women giving them a compliment so don't see a pinch on the bum as harrassment more a pleasant surprise.

[@shylajshai3248]

Can anyone tell me what her outfit is called? I love it so much.

[@santiagorojaspiaggio]

Well, i would suppose it wouldn't cause the same reaction if it was a "non-attractive" woman. Or let's say, an old woman pinching a young man.

[@jamescrisp7783]

2:15 I agree with the man it is bad manners

[@iamgod6464]

And now for something completely different. 😂

[@jefftucker201]

Damn, wish I could go back to 1970 and be on that street!!! On a serious note, I was very surprised at how chilled out the Men were, especially the older Men. When she pinched the obviously Gay guys Bum and then said "How do you feel about Ladies picking up Men on the street, after all... you do it" I laughed so hard I think I bust a rib!!! LOL!!!!

[@CardinalBiggles01]

"Well, I don't actually..." Fantastic

[@MarkHogan994]

Men don't actually get upset at things like this, the reactions didn't surprise me at all. Most men would welcome it. That's why men and women can never fully understand each other on stuff like this. No one should be touching people without consent anyway, but men won't mind if a lady does it to them, especially if she's cute.

[@SavantPete]

So men would do this to women?

[@daniellamcgee4251]

Yes. And girls. It was considered socially acceptable, even though the 1980s.

[@omalone1169]

​@@daniellamcgee4251I don't believe a word

[@shahnazbibi7086]

This feels like TikTok in 70s

[@cocasebastian1990]

We need more women like her

[@garryleeks4848]

2.26 😂😂😂

[@nisconupi5705]

The report that killed journalism.

[@ugrmusti7842]

How British people spakes soo understandable but now hard to understanding!.

[@gee_emm]

This is GOLD.

[@PcfulSol]

Wait…this was a thing???

[@omalone1169]

What did women do?

[@becksarmstrong8264]

This is class lol!!😅

[@southlondon86]

What is the song at the start of the clip?

[@janinefarnell8570]

Used as the theme tune for Take Three Girls.

[@omalone1169]

​@@janinefarnell8570who's that ?

[@janinefarnell8570]

@@omalone1169 Take Three Girls was a series broadcast on the BBC in the 1960’s

[@MrJafredderf]

She should be up at the magistrates for unsolicited grope

[@omalone1169]

Case dismissed

[@sandyrickard994]

The skirts were so completely short. I was a little girl of 7 in 1970 and I look at the old photos and am flabbergasted at the dresses and skirts that barely even covered my childish bottom. We had frilly knickers too. No wonder there was constant harassment and creepy blokes getting too close, but it was the fashion. Even little girls got pinched

[@ignatiuskhan]

No wonder really? I was a teenager in the 70's. I would have never harrassed a young lady over the way she dressed. There was other ways.

[@ThoseHappyHips]

"No wonder there was constant harassment". That is some awfully fine victim blaming you have going on there. Women should be able to wear whatever they want and expect men to be able to control themselves. It really isn't that hard.

[@sandyrickard994]

@@ignatiuskhan well that's good, but I was

[@sandyrickard994]

@@ThoseHappyHipsWell there was no wokeness in 1970 unfortunately, innocent times.

[@margaretwilson8736]

Uhhhh… No, people are responsible for their own actions. There’s no problems with looking or leering at someone. Touching is different.

[@JamalPhoenix]

Anyone know what kind of boots are those?

[@omalone1169]

Ones made for walking

[@jaredini]

Him at 2:25...... ello duckie! (I'm one of those so don't start)

[@jamtalking]

02:38 Ebenezer Scrooge

[@dreamclaw00]

Ebenezer Good

[@michajanicki6860]

Ciekawe ile razy dostała liścia na mordę, czego nie pokazali bo by nie pasowało do reportażu. Oczywiście że się liść na mordę jej należy za bycie bezczelną.

[@moaningpheromones]

Her look is smoking hot now - let alone in the frickin 70s - ring a ding ding

[@southlondon86]

Was thinking the same thing

[@Rahehaq223]

@@southlondon86 hi

[@Dawid-kn6mv]

Lookin at obesity rates I'd say that modern british standards are lower than in 70s.

[@TheUltimateBlooper]

@@Dawid-kn6mv And you think it has nothing to do with overworking, lack of sleep and poor quality food we have nowdays?

[@Dawid-kn6mv]

@@TheUltimateBlooper It's a choice. Nobody is forcing pies down your throat.

[@timthelamb]

We've got a new job for Liz Truss if her Downing Street ambition goes bottom up!

[@Denidrakes69]

It has 😉

[@Chicagojennyjones]

This aged well,

[@dreamclaw00]

You were clearly having some kind of premonition when you wrote this 😂

[@sl1975sl]

Was that Mellow Candle playing in the background at the start?

[@eddiecojulun2490]

I need to know the name of this song!

[@sl1975sl]

@@eddiecojulun2490 I was wrong, it was Pentangle, "Light Flight"

[@eddiecojulun2490]

@sl1975sl thank you!

[@stephenhowell5611]

@@sl1975sl It was used for the intro to the Take Three Girls tv series.

[@omalone1169]

​@@sl1975slwhere is the proof ?

[@ralphylad]

I’ve got to say it’s never happened to me before, good day

[@cino.508]

I know a queen when I see one @2:32

[@sirrichardrichard5655]

Pick my pocket would you

[@slytherin3034]

Did Kay Burley see this segment as a little girl and get inspired to become a journalist? 🤣🤣🤣

[@omalone1169]

Wait, who?

[@kigil86]

Why nobody pinch her back? LOL

[@omalone1169]

Turn the other cheek

[@soloist9495]

where are the young people

[@johnneville403]

The BBC didn't film that particular demographic because it didn't think it was quite as funny to randomly sexually assault them on the street.

[@johnames6430]

@@johnneville403 can you imagine the BBC allowing this the other way around today

[@johnneville403]

@@johnames6430 Precisely, John. Some men sexually assault women on the street, so let's sexually assault ANY man on the street to make a point. This casual misandry and bigotry is the norm now.

[@yusufthegreat1232]

@@johnneville403 "is the norm now", my brother in Christ, this was filmed in the 1970's

[@johnneville403]

@@yusufthegreat1232 It's the norm now, compared with when this was filmed.

[@AJ-xv7oh]

Fake. Standard BBC.

[@beldengi]

Senator Van brought me here.

[@omalone1169]

T Hasan Johnson anyone ?

[@jerusalem5159]

I love the reaction completely not use to it 😂I would love to see this reenacted today. I think men would be very upset 😂

[@BlackPrimeMinister]

I would be more than upset: I would call the police and have you jailed. You asked for equality, you got it.

[@jerusalem5159]

@@BlackPrimeMinister 🤣🤣🤣

[@teiloturner2760]

​@@BlackPrimeMinister 😭😭😭

[@wingknight7132]

I mean i like to grab womans ass as well

[@paulworgan6599]

I wouldn’t if it was a beautiful young lady and she was smiling 😂

[@llt8101]

Nowadays, what she's doing wouldn't be fair because most men aren't doing it either but in that era it's kind of fair game, I guess. Either way, she certainly does it charmingly!

[@omalone1169]

Fair = white

[@llt8101]

@@omalone1169 Not in this context. Words can have more than one meaning.

[@MarkHogan994]

Even in that time, "most" men probably didn't do it.

[@JessicaSunlight]

ladies it doesn't work the other way around, trying to get back at them using their own tactic is a fail 😂Do I need to say why? Thy enjoying it 🤗

[@wingknight7132]

Women enjoy it very much

[@daniellamcgee4251]

​@@wingknight7132In your dreams, harasser.

[@hauntedhighlands]

they enjoy it because it's a young pretty girl. they wouldn't enjoy it if it was an old creepy man like women have to deal with.

[@omalone1169]

​@@wingknight7132not all women

[@wingknight7132]

@@omalone1169 oh it's all women

[@bajoobiecuzican]

Delightful ❤

[@Greyskyz55]

Fake

[@paulokeke8337]

‪No way she's from 1971. I bet she time travel from 2023, in the world of influencers and youtubers 😂‬

[@stephenhowell5611]

It is 1971, it's Nicky Woodhead who was a model at the time.

[@lxdimension]

How long before this woman is hauled before the courts for all these historic sexual offences 50 years later? No joke. She has technically committed crimes and the prosecutors of today really are that mentally ill and insane. Very good chance of it happening within her lifetime. No complaint required. This is how sick a society we have become. You could make a comedy with that happening but then a few years later it will come true

[@daniellamcgee4251]

You have a vivid imagination.

[@hensonlaura]

Women aren't equal. They're better at some things, worse at others. They're subject to some pretty radical hormonal and emotional disturbances. They are tougher, more resilient, physically smaller & weaker, designed by the laws of nature for different roles than men. Of course that's all on a sliding scale of averages to extremes. Women should have the freedom to do whatever they CAN, not whatever they want. As should we all.

[@mooseolini1447]

Tougher and more resilient? How do you come to that conclusion?

[@ahora3854]

They are not better at anything or even equal.

[@BlackPrimeMinister]

@@mooseolini1447 We should get them to dig the roads, then, and shimmy up the drainpipes.

[@mooseolini1447]

@@ahora3854 They're better at nurturing children, empathising and socialising. Much better at the latter, compared to most men. Overall, they're more or less equal to men in intelligence but their distribution is very different. There's a lot of intellectual variance in men, we produce more geniuses but also more morons. Women have a very tight distribution, producing very few of either extreme. Thus, more women are incidentally as intelligent or more intelligent, compared to *most* men. With a significant minority of men (geniuses) massively outperforming all women. So, it's not fair to say women don't excell men in anything and as far as intelligence goes, they're at least equal to most men.

[@person8834]

@@ahora3854 We’re equal in some ways.

[@xr6lad]

The issue is most men in the late 20th and early 21st century wouldn't mind this. To be admired men don't mind and are not perpetually offended.

[@Denidrakes69]

If it was another man, who was significantly stronger and larger than the man they were grabbing, they'd have an issue. The biggest problem for most women is the disproportionate strength men have over them.

[@TheUltimateBlooper]

You completely missed the point of the piece here... It's not about being "perpetually offended" (you need to log off the net, btw) - it's about unwanted advances from blokes you don't know and have no idea of the intentions of!

[@Emily-xr6ny]

you’re assuming it would be an attractive young woman doing it and not a much larger older man

[@BlackPrimeMinister]

@@Denidrakes69 So act like a lady and you'll be just fine.

[@Treviscoe]

@@Denidrakes69 I think that's true. When the men turned round and saw that she was a good-looking girl, it made a difference.

[@kpb96m]

Not one man over reacted and slapped her or screamed or made a scene like a woman would.

[@angelachicken4141]

It doesn't appear to have been an everyday experience for these men and none of them mention having been traumatised at a young age by uncles, sports teachers, music teachers etc. . Which would of course compound the sense of not being safe anywhere. This was the reality for a lot of my peers in the seventies and the stories of aunts and grandmothers often chilled the blood. Men abusing kids at the cinema or the local newsagent being all touchy-feely, men known as 'hovering Horaces' who tried to cop a feel at dances. I knew girls who were attacked in all kinds of places and growing up having to deal with the threat every day is not a great way to live. A 'harmless pinch on the bottom' is a way of putting you in your place and letting you know how much you are respected in society. Surely you can see that . Reactions that seem over the top to you may come from a very bad previous experience. It's a 'funny' report, because she wasn't allowed to be angry in those days and keep a career, but a lot of women had a lot of legitimate grievances that were swept under the carpet. My mother used to talk about how bad the offices were in the 1950s with certain bosses known for cornering women. She hit one around the head with a box file when he caught her from behind and told me that stopped his years of attacking young office workers. Knowing that certainly helped me stand up for myself when facing similar types.

[@nandi7772]

@@angelachicken4141 I am most probably wrong but are you saying that pinching the bottom would have been harmless if it was not combined with prior trauma?

[@nandi7772]

kpb96m Are you saying that pinching someone's bottom is not that big of a deal? Man I am learning new things about western culture.

[@angelachicken4141]

@@nandi7772 God, no. My mistake for not being clear. What I was trying to say was that if you complained you were often seen as rejecting a 'compliment' and that this was often the tip of the iceberg, so no account at all was usually taken of the context of other abuses that were happening. There wasn't a link made between all these actions, in my opinion, so someone could say.'well I ONLY pinched your bum - what are you so upset about, darling'

[@nandi7772]

@@angelachicken4141 It's mind boggling that people used to justify that as compliment. I know it's hard to say but if someone tells about this pinching to their husbands or brothers how did they react? Didn't they know that what they are doing to other women, that exact same thing is happening with their wives and sisters by other men too. Were they Ok with with someone touching their wives' bottom?

[@emmettturner9452]

Why do they act like a man ran in to her at the beginning when it was every bit as much her running into him? Both failed to make way.

[@raycarter4030]

she’s walking around half naked and she’s blaming men.

[@southlondon86]

She’s not, she’s wearing stockings so her legs are covered

[@templedrake6890]

@@southlondon86 she looks like a streetwalker

[@whatsomeonesaidwastaken9216]

@@southlondon86 you arent gonna tell me that isnt sexy

[@southlondon86]

@@whatsomeonesaidwastaken9216 Somewhat fool, but she’s not half naked.

[@yournewfriend2698]

@@whatsomeonesaidwastaken9216 Found the potential rapists

[@kpb96m]

Men are ignored. Never being told their handsome or look good randomly at work like women are a hundred times a day. To be equal women need to stop wearing makeup and tight cloths. Then we shall see how attractive men find them.

[@yournewfriend2698]

Found the incel

[@kpb96m]

@@yournewfriend2698 Haha 😙

[@ThoseHappyHips]

Those women know you're only telling them they are pretty "a hundred times a day" (which is a ridiculous amount, maybe back off?) because you want something from them. Who are you to say they need to change what they wear or how much makeup they use? The majority of women look the way they look because THEY like it, it makes THEM feel good. Maybe this is hard to fathom, but they literally don't dress for you. And maybe you just need to bring it up to their level? Get some tighter, better fitting clothes? Try some makeup? Has it ever occurred to you that you aren't getting the compliments you obviously want because you aren't grooming yourself? Sounds like you know(?) women that put effort into the way they look, maybe you should try it too.

[@TheUltimateBlooper]

@@kpb96m 100% an incel 😂

[@kpb96m]

​@@ThoseHappyHips I was just trolling. Thank you for leaving such a long impassioned speech. It fuels my habit. 🏴‍☠

[@jordandavis5206]

Is this even real? Or just a bw filter and actors. This looks too high quality

[@BlackPrimeMinister]

It's real.

[@OnlyGoodMusic_]

In fact what you say makes no sense, if this is from 1970 or 1971 it should be seen in color, it is strange that it is in black and white.