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Last Friday, constructionenquirer.com announced the launch of the “Stop That Hard Hat”. This is a new hard hat which has been designed to stop construction workers wolf-whistling at passing women.\u00c2\u00a0 Manufacturers of the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Stop That Hard Hat\u00e2\u20ac\u009d believe the politically-correct headgear will spell an\u00c2\u00a0end to sexist behaviour on site.<\/p>\n
Whenever a wolf-whistle is detected, the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Stop That Hard Hat\u00e2\u20ac\u009d plays pre-recorded messages to the offending builder through tiny speakers.\u00c2\u00a0 The first whistling offence prompts a warning about site behaviour. Any further whistling triggers recorded readings from the works of famous feminist writers like Germaine Greer and Andrea Dworkin.<\/p>\n
Spokeswoman Avril Una said: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The construction industry has made great strides in this field but many women are still intimidated walking past building sites.\u00c2\u00a0 We believe this product will provide a constant reminder to builders of the consequences of their behaviour.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The company is now working on a number of further launches due this time next year, including \u00e2\u20ac\u0153stay high\u00e2\u20ac\u009d trousers to eradicate builders bum and a pill which suppresses the desire for tea drinking.<\/p>\n
4th April 2011<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"