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David Puelle@dpuelle.bsky.social |
Was the founding fathers original intent that just men had the right to huck a looey at their neighbor, or were women allowed to debase themselves by expectorating in public as well?
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Jennie Dusheck
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Good question! Where I grew up, in San Francisco, nobody was allowed to do this, on account of public health and preventing the spread of TB and such.
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(((Sarah)))
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It was considered unbelievably uncouth for a woman to spit in public, but they could do it at home, and tobacco consumption was a matter of national pride, so they did.
(Spitting slowly goes from "generally seen as tacky" to "often illegal" from 1750 to 1900.)
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