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Attenzione Pickpocket!

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Updated Aug 18, 2023 at 07:26PM EDT by Mateus.

Added Jul 03, 2023 at 12:59PM EDT by sakshi.

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About

Attenzione Pickpocket! (translated from Italian to English as Attention Pickpocket, Portuguese as Atenção Pickpocket and Spanish as Atención Pickpocket) is a memorable catchphrase that emerged from the TikTok account @cittadininondistratti2, which features a lady repeatedly yelling at petty thieves and pickpockets in Italy. The account has been posting videos since 2023, with their first account being deleted in early June 2023, and their second account gathering over 5.8 million likes in a month. In June 2023, recording one's pets or friends (typically being caught in the act of doing something humorously wrong) with the sound "Attenzione Pickpocket!" became a prevalent trend on TikTok.

Origin

TikToker @cittadininondistratti2 had been uploading videos of themselves loudly warning people against pickpockets in Italy since at least May 2023, however, the account's first iteration was deleted sometime in early June 2023. The account subsequently began posting on @cittadininondistratti2 on June 12th, gathering over 200,000 followers in a month.[1]

A repost of a video originally posted on @cittadininondistratti's first account was reposted by @georgeachi55[4] on June 9th, 2023, where it gathered over 1.8 million views and 68,000 likes in a month (seen below).

@georgeachi55 pick pocket 🤣🤣#funny #viraltiktok #foryou #pickpocket ♬ original sound – user2117519005342

On June 12th, 2023, @cittadininondistratti2[2] posted their first video to their new account, gathering over 800,000 plays and 28,000 likes in three weeks (seen below, left). A video[3] uploaded on June 15th then gathered over 46 million views and 2 million likes in two weeks (seen below, right).

@cittadininondistratti2

ATTENTION PICKPOCKETS!! 🤬

♬ suono originale – WE ARE BACK

@cittadininondistratti2 #CITTADININONDISTRATTI #PICKPOCKETS #VENICE #BORSEGGIATRICI #cittadininondistratti #VENEZIA #BORSEGGIATORI ♬ suono originale – WE ARE BACK

Spread

Several people used the sound from @cittadininondistratti2's videos in June 2023, often as a humorous way to tease their friends or pets. On June 19th, 2023, TikToker[7] @iamatiktokerbicth posted a video parodying @cittadininondistratti2 cadence, gathering over 1.3 million plays and 150,000 likes in two weeks (seen below, left). On June 26th, TikToker[8] @mphrdlicka posted a video parodying @cittadininondistratti2's catchphrase as well, gathering over 500,000 plays and 80,000 likes in a week (seen below, right).

@iamatiktokerbicth is this too niche #pickpocket #attenzione 🚨 #pickpocketsmilano ♬ original sound – elle j

@mphrdlicka Happy Pride #fyp #attenzione #pickpocket #borseggiatrici ♬ original sound – Matthew

TikToker[5] @patrik_peto posted a video featuring his dogs and using the sound of @cittadininondistratti2 warning against pickpockets on June 29th, 2023, gathering over 800,000 plays and 130,000 likes in five days (seen below, left). On July 1st, TikToker[6] @eevee.bork posted a similar video, gathering over 2 million plays and 500,000 likes in three days (seen below, right).

@patrik_peto Little theif 🦹🏽‍♂️ #foryou #fyp #daschund #miniaturepinscher #pickpocket #borsegiatrici #foryoupage #doggo ♬ original sound – user2117519005342

@eevee.bork attentione pickpocket! I left some goodies in the bag 😏 #attenzione #pickpocket #dogs #shibainu ♬ original sound – user2117519005342

New York Times Feature And Backlash

On July 29th, 2023, the New York Times[9] published a story detailing Monica Poli's efforts as documented on the TikTok account discussed above (seen below, left). Various internet users noted that the article underplays Poli's participation in a right-wing political party called Lega Nord, which stands for anti-LGBTQ, anti-abortion, and other conservative policies. Twitter[10] user @sivomengro posted a tweet on July 31st sharing screenshots from the article that may point to Poli's anti-Roma beliefs (seen below, right).


You probably don't know Monica Poli's face, but you might recognize her voice. The New York Times @nytimes She and her fellow amateur watchdogs report suspected pickpockets to the police - and one report said the group was responsible for a third of all such arrests made in Venice. nyti.ms/3KKEOls Attenzione, Pickpocket!' A ALT KARET VED A TikTok Star Watches Out for Tourists in Italy Matteo de Mayda for The New York Times 8:40 AM. Jul 29, 2023 8.9M Views 3,812 Retweets 1,853 Quotes 27.3K Likes 1,174 Bookmarks 13 Old Tup @sivomengro. Jul 31 Just so we're all clear: This is always, ALWAYS, a campaign of racist harassment against Roma. Her "I just know!!" is just racism, you have to understand that "Pickpocket" is THE number one stereotype of Roma in Europe And this is about removing Roma from public spaces. pickpocket! Ms. Poli, 57, who lives in Venice, has become prominent on social media for patrolling the streets of her hometown, calling out would-be pickpockets to tourists. She is part of a group known as the Cittadini Non Distratti - the undistracted citizens who wander the city shouting at people whom they believe to be thieves plucking wallets, passports and other items from the pockets of passers-by. Sometimes Ms. Poli and her fellow amateur watchdogs will report these suspected pickpockets to the police. In 2019, The Economist reported that the ALT A TikTok Star Watches Out for Tourists in Italy 24 The New York Times @nytimes. Jul 29 Are you ever concerned that you're calling out a person who is not actually a pickpocket? No. When I see them, I know they are pickpockets. It is so strange to say ... I have something inside me and I recognize immediately. t 1,041 This morning, I was on the bus to Venice. From the bus, I see two men and one woman in the street. I had never seen them before. I went out from the bus and I caught them. I look at the woman and she has a bag open. There were two police, and I say, "Stop them!" They were pickpockets. In one minute, they stole wallets from three families. You probably don't know Monica Poli's face, but you might recognize her voice. : She and her fellow amateur watchdogs report suspected pickpockets to the police and one repo... 3,671 ₁320.1K

Also on July 31st, Twitter[11] user @CuteCatriona posted a tweet showing Wikipedia screenshots of Poli's party's ideologies, gathering over 9,000 likes in a day (seen below).

Monica Poli's Phone Is Stolen In Venice

On August 17th, 2023, the "Attenzione Pickpocket!" lady got her phone stolen by one of the pickpockets in Venice. She was accompanied by other people from the patrol group she is part of when her cell phone was snatched from her hands.[12] The event became a viral topic on social media, inspiring a series of ironic memes and mockery against the Italian lady. For instance, Twitter[13] page @forumpandlr tweeted about the incident (shown below), which garnered over 1,000 likes and 100 retweets in a day.


PAN @forumpandlr. Follow Casa de ferreiro, espeto de pau! Italiana por trás do 'Attenzione, pickpocket' é roubada pelos batedores de carteira! Monica Poli, de 57 anos, teve aparelho celular levado por uma pessoa no centro de Veneza. 12:13 PM. Aug 18, 2023 1K X Reply 1 Share O

Various Examples

@andrewcattt WE ARE BACK #niche #pickpocket ♬ original sound – user2117519005342

@jessicaawagnerr ATTENZIONE!!! These pickpocketers are getting out of hand!! #dogsoftiktok #attenzione⚠️⚠️⚠️ #borseggiatrici #pickpocket ♬ original sound – user2117519005342
@sosknows Lmao is this too niche? #pickpocket #italy #attenzionepickpocket #nichetok #stazione ♬ original sound – sos

@snitcho.ali8

Ovviamwnte ho urlato: sta rubandooooo

♬ suono originale – WE ARE BACK

Search Interest

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External References

[1] TikTok – cittadininondistratti2

[2] TikTok – cittadininondistratti2

[3] TikTok – cittadininondistratti2

[4]  TikTok – georgeachi55

[5] TikTok – patrik_peto

[6] TikTok – eevee.bork

[7] TikTok – iamatiktokerbicth

[8] TikTok – mphrdlicka

[9] Twitter – nytimes

[10] Twitter – sivomengro

[11] Twitter – CuteCatriona

[12] Italy 24 – Monica Poli, the woman who stops pickpockets in Venice when her phone is stolen

[13] Twitter – forumpandlr

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I might be misunderstanding a thing or two but I am pretty sure this wanst about the romani until people on twitter made it ABOUT the romani.

Until then , this was pretty much a trend agaisnt petty thieves, wich I am 100% ok with.

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