Posted on 02/05/2015 1:31:21 PM PST by rightistight
A University of Saskatchewan student has gotten several bars to take down washroom signs, saying they promote "violence against women" and that the response to her initial concerns was a "very typical misogynistic, patriarchal response."
The sign in question, which was up at a Canadian Brewhouse, is meant to portray a blue, male stick figure looking at a pink, female stick figure. It is meant to be funny and show that men like to look at women.
Not so says Reanne Risdale, who is 29. Instead, she sees the sign as threatening to women, insensitive, and referenced Bill Cosby when explaining why the sign could lead to harassment of women. "That is totally not OK," she explained.
When she went to the manager, according to Risdale, "He said if I don't like the sign, maybe this is not the place for me." She continued, "That is a very typical misogynistic, patriarchal response: I'm being too sensitive. For lack of a better word, I'm being an emotional woman, I should just leave." The manager said he is "baffled" by Risdale's account of her interaction with him.
Regardless, Canadian Brewhouse has removed all of the signs, which were up at several of their bars in Canada. Risdale, according to Canadian Brewhouse's marketing director Karen Paulgaard, was the first person to find the sign offensive.
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Its offensive because men won’t look at her.
The politics of victimhood.
Turning molehills in to mountains for more than 40 years.
Another liberal crying with a loaf of bread under their arm.
I have never seen a sign that was pro-Patriarchy
Are there places that sell signs saying “Patriarchy Now!”, “Patriarchy for America” or some such?
How insensitive of her. He might be struggling with his sexual identity. Or an in progress transsexual longing for the day when he can use the other restroom.
She’s 29 and still a college student? Does it take that long to get your degree in Lesbian Studies?
I can’t say that it promotes violence ... but I can tell you that it was an IDIOT who decided to install those particular signs ... LOL ...
I’d like to hear more from her on this matter — right after she irons my shirt.
LOL — I would laugh my ass off.
Thank you for the laugh.
If I was manager, I would of handed her a plate of cheese for that whine.
Best reply of the thread.
Sad that the brew house caved.
“He said if I don’t like the sign, maybe this is not the place for me.”
...precisely. However, now that the bar has given in she won’t stop until the bar does everything she demands and shuts down.
Americans for Patriarchy, sign up here.
can't wait til they put up similar signs with the gay boys looking thru a peep hole to see the hetero's privates...then maybe not so funny...
Shirts - they don’t iron themselves!
LOL! You are the winner!
'nuff said. Hit the bricks, moron.
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