# Fake Prostitutes Cardboard Cut-Outs Make Neighbourhood Statement in Tel Aviv By Hernando Gomez Salinas | Published 2007-01-09 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fake-prostitutes References: [theuncoolhunter](http://www.theuncoolhunter.com/home.php?idioma=ENG&id_uncool=346) & [flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/veecee/sets/72157594352285236/) There is nothing like fake prostitutes on every street corner to reduce the price of rent, which is exactly what was done in a Tel Aviv neighbourhood. If you are not a property owner and you fight against the unfair rises in the rents month after month, this might be your solution. You can easily do it yourself: Make [cardboard prostitutes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mwcurated) and leave them standing on the corner of every street. In this way, the price of the rents of your area will go down, and the [modest one-room apartment](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/regensburg-quarter) (the owner calls it a loft) will have a payment according to your possibilities. As the rent decreases, the neighborhood population of beautiful (well, possibly beautiful...cardboard nonetheless) ladies will increase. This idea was created in Tel Aviv by [Veecee](http://www.veecee.net) in order to protest against the rise in the rents that has been more than significant lately. More pics in [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/veecee/sets/72157594352285236). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.8/10 - Popularity: 99% | Activity: 98% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Bizarre](https://www.trendhunter.com/bizarre) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Rental Price Protest:** The use of fake prostitutes as a statement to protest against rising rents presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the real estate industry. - **Creative Neighborhood Activism:** Engaging in creative forms of activism, such as using cardboard cut-outs, can disrupt traditional approaches to addressing social and economic problems in communities. - **Alternative Cost-of-living Strategies:** Exploring unconventional methods, like manipulating neighborhood populations, for managing the cost of living can lead to disruptive innovations in urban planning and affordability. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Real Estate:** The use of fake prostitutes to lower rental prices can prompt innovative solutions and alternative business models in the real estate industry. - **Activism:** Creative neighborhood activism movements can disrupt traditional power structures and generate opportunities for innovative approaches to addressing social and economic issues. - **Urban Planning:** Exploring alternative strategies like manipulating neighborhood populations presents disruptive opportunities for rethinking urban planning and affordable living. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Warped Georgian Townhouse Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-week-at-the-knees.md) - [$1 Tiny Apartment Rentals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiny-apartment-rental.md) - [Living Condition Awareness Dollhouses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unwelcome-home.md) - [Cardboard Box Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/karton-furniture-collection.md) - [Record-Breaking Rental Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rental-pop-up.md) - [Art-Promoting Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beige-billboards.md) - [Box-Like Innovative Apartment Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/innovative-apartment-design.md) - [One-Star Hotel Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/one-star-hotel-riklin.md) - [Protest Sand Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bland-castles.md)