The New York City subway can quickly become a furnace of hell in hot weather, as is often the case with many other public transportation systems around the world. As temperatures warm up, several women are sharing videos on TikTok of how they adapt their outfits to the weather, but also to the Subway and his tricks. Elles ont pour point commun de rajouter un large t-shirt ou une grande chemise par-dessus leur véritable tenue, juste le temps du métro (d’où le surnom de #SubwayShirt), pour se sentir plus en sécurité face aux regards indiscrets et to the ” shoes “, this euphemistic formula to designate sexual offenders.
What is the #SubwayShirt against harassment and assaults on the subway?
Perhaps we know that no outfit justifies harassment on the street or in the subway, much less sexual assaults or worse, we can well understand the different strategies implemented by women to feel safer. According to New York Times, more and more women are avoiding public transportation in New York in the name of their “personal safety”, after the pandemic, because violence has increased there. This technique New York TikTokers call ” holding damper » or a special subway T-shirt has proven infamously common in other parts of the world, and for a long time.
In France, in 2016, a study on “ gender harassment and sexual violence against women on public transport” of the National Federation of Transport Users’ Associations has already highlighted that one in two women has adapted their clothing when using public transport. While summer hasn’t started yet, we’re already sweltering more from men harassing and attacking than from the heat wave.
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Source: Madmoizelle
Mary Crossley is an author at “The Fashion Vibes”. She is a seasoned journalist who is dedicated to delivering the latest news to her readers. With a keen sense of what’s important, Mary covers a wide range of topics, from politics to lifestyle and everything in between.
