Via Jezebel, I learned that Women’s Media Center tweeted a pic of this great tank top with no link to where a person could buy it:
Actual LOL. WHERE TO BUY? RT @sparksummit: would wear. #sheparty #streetharassment twitter.com/SPARKsummit/st…
— Women’s Media Center (@womensmediacntr) April 10, 2013
I dug around a bit and also couldn’t find a shop, so I was considering just making one. The design is as simple as it gets, after all, but even so, I didn’t want to steal someone else’s design. I was chatting with friends on Twitter about this and we realized that @ologies would be highly capable of creating a cool typographic anti-street harassment design, considering that she has already done all this cool stuff.
By chance just before posting this, I noticed that someone had responded to Women’s Media Center with a link to what appears to be the original creator of the “Million Miles” tank (though it looks like the original quote may have come from this Tumblr, IDK), so there it is if you have $27 burning a hole in your pocket. I wonder, though, if we could come up with another fun anti-harassment phrase that we could force @ologies to create for us?
Leave your (original!) suggestions in the comments. If we end up doing a tee/tank with your phrase on it, we’ll send you a freebie and you’ll be Internet famous for a day! At least.
how about: “BMW or GTFO”
Harassment from men in Beemers is way scarier than from ones in crappy cars. You just know that the man in question has enough dough to get away with murder.
good point
I don’t know about that. Most people I’ve known (all men!) who have had Beemers weren’t that rich. It’s like the car people buy when they want to LOOK like they have enough dough to get away with murder, but in reality they are just leasing it and can only just make the payment every month.
Also, is it just me, or are Beemers like, all ridiculously ugly?
Agreed. Also, a lot of people at the low end of the market buy second hand BMW’s cos they last a long time.
Yep. People who have enough dough to get away with murder tend to buy nicer cars, or not-so-flashy cars because, well, they probably didn’t get rich by being overly flashy.
“Can’t hear you. Too busy smashing patriarchy.”
Anti-pickup lines seems like a rich mine for comedy.
Are you an astronaut? Then get the fuck out of my space.
Caveat: Do not wear to NASA conventions.
That made me laugh. (I’m not an astronaut, but I am an astronomy grad student, so sadly not something I could wear to work*.)
* Well, I probably shouldn’t be wearing t-shirts that say ‘fuck’ to work anyway.
YES PLEASE. I would pay lots of money* for this.
*where lots of money is defined as Not Too Much Because I Go To College and That Shit is Expensive
We could do a SFW version: Son, you must be an astronaut cause you’re all up in my space.
Nice!
Maybe you should just make a Georgia Satellites shirt, “Don’t hand me no lines, and keep your hands to yourself”
Your pick-up lines are compliments? Then this restraining order’s a love letter.
Hey, boy, do you lift weights? ‘Cause that’s all you’re picking up today.
HAHAHAHAAHA this melanie has talent XD. You should do bill boards :3
Hey, Baby, are you a banker? ‘Cause you need to leave me alone.
As I sit here auditing loans…. I’m laughing quite hard at this one.
Even if you were a fossil I wouldn’t date you
Ha!
Geology pun FTW!
You know what makes me smile? People minding their own business.
Actually, that should be, “You know what makes me smile? People minding their own damn business.”
I don’t think I can out-do Melanie. My head seems to be more mean-spirited: “SMILE! I’m recording this for @EverydaySexism!” “I can afford a lawyer.” “You are a illustrative warning to others.” or “I’m embarrassed for you.”
I need to find where my wit went. I want something like Rachel Maddow’s protest judo to turn any come-on/leering into an affirmation of my values. Hrm…
DAMN BOY
are you a magnet because
your south pole is
REPELLING ME
I don’t actually think referring to his pole is a good idea, but I have been trying to come up with a magnet-related line ALL MORNING
Ah ha ha! You’re probably right about the pole, but it’s funny.
You must be a telemarketer, because I don’t want to talk to you.
Unless you’re a dentist don’t tell me to smile.
I’m using this one.
I should say “Unless you are MY dentist don’t tell me to smile.” There could be creepy dentist street harassers.
Good point. Then you can always fall back on the over-the-top maniacal smile.
I don’t know if heaven’s missing an angel, but Massengill is clearly missing some inventory.
Ok, I nominate Melanie for ALL the CotW. But especially for the Massengill.
Most of these have been making me smile, but this one made me pause for a second to think and then bust out laughing. You win all the internets.
I’d compliment your ass too, but your head’s in the way.
LOL, love it
Yes, this one is the best so far!
These are amazing.
Your catcall is out of tune.
My all time favorite was from The Rose:
“If your dick is as small as your brain, then you really have a problem”.
Trouble is many of the good ones can’t be worn at work.
My wife has one that just says “You Wish” and that is handy in a lot of situations!
Is that a wolf whistle in your pocket or are you just happy to be a jerk?
I don’t have anything original, but I do have a t-shirt that says, “Despite the look on my face you are still talking.”
I second Mark Hall’s nomination…Melanie should get several prizes for her quips
Please award Melanie all of the awards, effective immediately.
Personal favorite: Your name must be Macaulay, because you’re going home alone
This seriously reminds me of swordfighting in Monkey Island. ;-)
What a coincidence! You fight like a cow.
10,000 internets to anyone who can spoof “Is that shirt felt?” I’ve been trying all day.
Untouchable felt?
Felt free shirt?
Felt and not by you?
“No. It’s a special fabric only visible to douchebags” is the best I can come up with.
Damn boy, I must be an insect, because I’m finding you repellent.
Boy, if I want pipe laid, I’ll call a plumber.
You should take some Metamucil because I want your shit out of here.
This isn’t really a “quip” so much as it is “eliminationist rhetoric”, but it might do the job in a pinch:
http://www.zazzle.com/kill_rapists_shirt-235852507144631406
A billion internets to Melanie, whose wit is brilliant.
Damn, boy! Did it just get darker in here? Because you’re totally turning me off.
Ooh, I like that one.
The dentist one is my favorite thus far.
Not pun-licious like Melanie’s, but a few years ago, a friend made buttons with, “What part of Fuck Off don’t you understand?”
I’m a necrophiliac. Drop dead and I’ll love you.