The Madness Of Hatpin Panic Explained In 12 Ridiculous Tweets

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mattstaff
Jun 16, 2019 9:00 PM EDT

Just to think that in the old days there were people out there fighting back against sickening pervs by pulling swords out of their hats. 

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    Text - Jason Poole @JasonPoolej2 Has anyone ever heard of 'hatpin panic'? In the early 1900's women wore giant hatpins to go with their massive hats
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    Text - Jason Poole @Jason Poolej2 Then one day a woman on a train responded to a man's aggressive advances by stabbing him with her massive pin! 7h t 48 214 Jason Poole @Jason Poolej2 Apparently unwanted and persistent advances from men were a regular occurance in Edwardian times. Thank god the world's changed so much /s 7h 249 39 Jason Poole @JasonPoolej2 So a newspaper reports her as courageously defending herself, and suddenly it's socially acceptable to stab the shit out of these men 7h 233
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    Text - Jason Poole @Jason Poolej2 Obviously the men at the time lost their damn minds, but couldn't acknowledge it was because they wanted to be all gropey 7h 32 193 Jason Poole @Jason Poolej2 So they started publicising that they were a menace when in the hats themselves pic.twitter.com/ DZtRhK7gn5 7h L356 160
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    Illustration - The Hat Pin 1 Growing Danger in City Crowds That Places a Startling List of Accidents Beside the Long Record of Violent Assaults Committed With Woman's Deadly Weapon
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    Text - Jason Poole @Jason Poolej2 They tried to pass laws banning hatpins or curtailing their length, and in some places were successful. But women largely refused to obey 7h 171 t 34 Jason Poole @JasonPoolej2 Men also accused women of being too independent, and that these airs were causing men to approach them in the first place 7h 183 27 Jason Poole @JasonPoolej2 Which shows that prejudice/stupidity are at least consistent 7h 200 1 14 Jason Poole @Jason Poolej2 Ultimately, these hatpins suppor
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    Text - Jason Poole @Jason Poolej2 And also: When trying to detract from women's self-defence, one prominent man accused them of being "petticoated swashbucklers" 6h t 121 586 Jason Poole @Jason Poolej2 Which is probably the most ineffective insult and coolest feminist label I can 6h think of. t54 539
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