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S. Korea introduces female-only parking spaces—they're larger, w/ pink outlines & a miniskirt logo
The New York Daily News ^
| May 27, 2014
| Kwon Mee-yoo
Posted on 05/31/2014 4:22:44 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Practical or patronizing?
South Korea is spending mega-money on creating larger car parking spaces for women.
Capital city Seoul is introducing "lady-friendly" spots reserved exclusively for female drivers, the Korea Times reports.
Wider and longer than regular spots, they will be closer to elevators and marked out with pink mini-skirted logos.
It's not yet known, however, if men will be fined if busted for using them.
Korea Times reports the initiative is part of a nearly $700 million push to make the metropolis more female-friendly over four years.
Other projects include installing 7,000 new women-only toilets, and the resurfacing of some sidewalks with a squishy material to help those wearing high heels.
"It is like adding a female touch to a universal design and make things more comfortable for women," Assistant Mayor for Women and Family Affairs Cho Eun-hee told the Korea Times.
TOPICS: Government; Local News
KEYWORDS: driving; feminism; korea; parking; southkorea
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Because a lady needs more room to maneuver??
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posted on
05/31/2014 4:23:43 PM PDT
by
Genoa
(Starve the beast.)
To: Genoa
I’ve been to Korea.
No one in the entire country knows how to drive.
3
posted on
05/31/2014 4:27:10 PM PDT
by
TheThirdRuffian
(RINOS like Romney, McCain, Christie are sure losers. No more!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet; GeronL; BCW; Army Air Corps; GOPsterinMA
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posted on
05/31/2014 4:30:09 PM PDT
by
KC_Lion
(Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
To: TheThirdRuffian
And it gets even worse south of the DMZ where they actually are able to own cars . . .
5
posted on
05/31/2014 4:30:56 PM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
It will be easier for a man to find his Seoulmate...
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posted on
05/31/2014 4:34:09 PM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: KC_Lion
My ears and eyes are bleeding. Thank you.
7
posted on
05/31/2014 4:35:14 PM PDT
by
prisoner6
(Register COMMIES not GUNS!)
To: prisoner6
8
posted on
05/31/2014 4:37:46 PM PDT
by
KC_Lion
(Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
To: KC_Lion
K-Pop must absolutely infuriate traditional conservative Koreans.
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posted on
05/31/2014 4:38:20 PM PDT
by
Rodamala
To: Rodamala
It doesn't infuriate me.
See post 7.
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posted on
05/31/2014 4:39:28 PM PDT
by
KC_Lion
(Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Other projects include installing 7,000 new women-only toilets, Oh... so that means....um... yeah, that's what I thought.
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posted on
05/31/2014 4:39:52 PM PDT
by
workerbee
(The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I’m sure that Hitlery would be into this.
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posted on
05/31/2014 4:40:54 PM PDT
by
grumpygresh
(Democrats delenda est. New US economy: Fascism on top, Socialism on the bottom.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Looks like the ‘I don’t know or care what gender I am-sign me up for the freebies’ crowd will be getting some new members.
MY real question is
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE EQUALITY we (WHITE MEN) were told we would have to pass down- to those of different sexes and genders and skin tones?.
The ‘new generic rule of thumb’ should be(well, it basically is) for everyone—
BUT
STRAIGHT WHITE MALES.
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posted on
05/31/2014 4:47:50 PM PDT
by
xrmusn
((6/98)"Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. (G Marx))".)
To: KC_Lion
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posted on
05/31/2014 4:55:57 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: 2ndDivisionVet
This sexist towards both genders there.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Good grief (from a female who does know how to parallel park).
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posted on
05/31/2014 4:57:38 PM PDT
by
Grams A
(The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
To: gaijin
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posted on
05/31/2014 5:19:09 PM PDT
by
KC_Lion
(Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
An eye doctor told me that women and men do not have the same ability in judging distances. Women have less ability to judge distances. Perhaps these new parking lots with more space for women will save many of us from having our cars scraped. Wish they’d do that here.
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posted on
05/31/2014 5:21:52 PM PDT
by
kitkat
(STORM HEAVEN WITH PRAYERS FOR OUR COUNTRY)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
If female Korean drivers in Korea are anything like the female Korean drivers in the U.S. with whom I’m familiar, the roomier parking places are a really good idea.
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posted on
05/31/2014 5:22:40 PM PDT
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
S. Korea introduces female-only parking spaces—they're larger, w/ pink outlines & a miniskirt logo This story is definitely premature.
The real story is...
Will women use them? or refuse to?
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posted on
05/31/2014 5:25:36 PM PDT
by
publius911
( Politicians come and go... but the (union) bureaucracy lives and grows forever.)
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