GET ready to turn back the clock, we’re about to travel back to the days where women were slaves to the cave and the kitchen.

A reddit thread has caused an uproar online after men’s rights activists posted in favour of peeping Toms, claiming women only get what they want when they “whine”.

It all started when a Massachusetts High Court ruled in favour of a man charged for recording footage and photos up women’s skirts on a Boston, US, subway.

You might know it as “upskirting” — and since the invention of smartphone technology, it’s been a worryingly growing trend.

In fact, the High Court ruled that “upskirting” was legal, that the women — victims — of this man couldn’t expect privacy as they were in a public space, nor were they nude.

“A female passenger ... who is wearing a skirt, dress, or the like covering these parts of her body is not a person who is ‘partially nude,’ no matter what is or is not underneath the skirt by way of underwear or other clothing,” the state Supreme Judicial Court’s Justice Margot Botsford said.

There you have it ladies, men were able to take photos up your skirt and there was nothing you could do to stop it.

But after an outpour of public disapproval, a bill was quickly introduced and approved in Massachusetts High Court in order to repeal the law. Now, upskirting is officially a crime, punishable by a maximum of two-and-a-half years in jail or a fine of up to $5000.

Some men’s rights groups weren’t happy and in the oft-controversial Men’s Rights subreddit, discussion divided people over right or wrong.