Submitted by im_coolest t3_zqyjlj in nyc
mangotree12 t1_j10tric wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Two straphangers fatally struck by NYC train, cops say by im_coolest
NY Post is the only time I’ve ever seen that term used and I hate it too. Also agreed it sounds demeaning. Nobody would ever self describe themselves as a straphanger wtf
drpvn t1_j10v70z wrote
Demeaning? It’s a reference to the straps that used to hang on subways. Everybody who didn’t arrive in NYC ten minutes ago knows what it means.
twelvydubs t1_j10ztky wrote
Only on this sub are there weirdos that get triggered by the word "straphanger"
Darbies t1_j110ym2 wrote
I don't get triggered, but it is always the NY Post that uses the term and I think that's interesting. I'm actually quite shocked the article title doesn't say straphanger and this person used the term on their own. Like actually shocked lol.
drpvn t1_j11a0xb wrote
Lol, you’re not going to get away with this absurd reaction by playing up the “the Post does it so it must be bad” angle.
Darbies t1_j11b3ck wrote
I'm not going for any angle, just commenting on someone else's comment, but sure okay! (I upvoted your comment! lol)
drpvn t1_j11b74y wrote
I’m onto you, you disgusting straphanger!
HiFiGuy197 t1_j11egst wrote
If anything, this tragedy was caused by a distinct failure to strap (or pole) hang.
twelvydubs t1_j11rl1x wrote
> I don't get triggered, but it is always the NY Post that uses the term and I think that's interesting.
Except it's....not always the NY Post? It's a pretty common term used throughout NYC media
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/26/nyregion/for-voice-of-straphangers-a-journey-without-stops.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/14/nyregion/if-a-pregnant-straphangers-bump-isnt-obvious-maybe-the-button-will-be.html
https://www.amny.com/news/deranged-man-harlem-stabbed-straphanger/
https://www.amny.com/new-york/nyc-straphangers-speak-out-subway-safety/
https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/not-even-anne-hathaway-can-cheer-up-the-saddest-straphanger
And this is just from a quick 3 minute search.
Like I've mentioned in another post it's a term I've seen thrown around everywhere since I was a baby. Is it an outdated term? Sure. But only on this sub are weirdos so bothered by it
meantnothingatall t1_j11ycfd wrote
I was going to say I used to hear it on the news all of the time. 🤷♂️
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