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College Student: Bar's Restroom Sign Promotes Violence Against Women, Patriarchy
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| 2/5/15
| Aurelius
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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TOPICS: Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: brainwashed; canada; canadianbrewhouse; college; reannerisdale; saskatchewan; saskatoon
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To: 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.”
Speak naught to her, for God hath rendered her an absolute nutjob
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posted on
02/05/2015 2:18:25 PM PST
by
Smedley
(It's a sad day for American capitalism when a man can't fly a midget on a kite over Central Park)
To: rightistight
Here is the best part. She has a quote on the U of Saskatchewan.
“I was a struggling student in high school, and the Arts and Science Transition Program gave me the support I needed to become a successful university student.”—Reanne Risdale, Saskatoon SK
I'm guessing that she has been in "college" for about 11 years?
Just another Reddit/Tumblr FemiTroll.
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posted on
02/05/2015 2:18:40 PM PST
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
To: Rio
Where did my water bucket run off to?
There’s enough oil in her hair to run a D9 Cat for 2 hours!
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posted on
02/05/2015 2:19:47 PM PST
by
Tucker39
(Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and politics.)
To: MrB
Shirts - they don’t iron themselves! Sammiches don't make themselves either
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posted on
02/05/2015 2:19:59 PM PST
by
Smedley
(It's a sad day for American capitalism when a man can't fly a midget on a kite over Central Park)
To: cherry
Already been done...
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posted on
02/05/2015 2:20:37 PM PST
by
outofsalt
( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
To: Smedley; MrB
Someone has to clean the loo. Just sayin’.
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posted on
02/05/2015 2:21:51 PM PST
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: Fresh Wind
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posted on
02/05/2015 2:22:49 PM PST
by
frithguild
(The warmth and goodness of Gaia is a nuclear reactor in the Earth's core that burns Thorium)
To: rightistight
New sign1 One sitting one standing.
Of course Zero would have to go to the one for sitters!
Years ago in Georgia, I saw one for Setters and Pointers with pic.s of dogs.
Maybe the lady relates to dogs, better.
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posted on
02/05/2015 2:25:40 PM PST
by
GOYAKLA
(Leftist women are such a damned embarrassment...)
To: rightistight
one of my old watering holes had Stags and Hags , , ,
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posted on
02/05/2015 2:25:54 PM PST
by
ßuddaßudd
(>> F U B O << "What the hell kind of country is this if I can only hate a man if he's white?")
To: albie
She’s 29 and still a college student? Does it take that long to get your degree in Lesbian Studies?Apparently so, if you have an IQ of 75.
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posted on
02/05/2015 2:26:00 PM PST
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: WayneS
Bar I hung out in during college, a real dive, had the restroom doors labeled MAGMAS and SCHMEGMAS.
lol
To: rightistight
It’s a joke, get over it!
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posted on
02/05/2015 2:28:41 PM PST
by
Ditter
To: rightistight
If, an ugly over educated proto-lesbian ain't happy, then, the whole world must suffer. She definitely is a target for cattle prod practice.
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posted on
02/05/2015 2:29:53 PM PST
by
crazyhorse691
(Obama is just the symptom of what is destroying the U.S.)
To: rightistight
What the F? Liberals are so serious and they hate humor. Reanne, get a life... enjoy life...
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posted on
02/05/2015 2:34:52 PM PST
by
ExCTCitizen
(I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
To: cherry
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posted on
02/05/2015 2:47:01 PM PST
by
Nea Wood
To: rightistight
Ridiculous sign. Put up by 12 year old morons. She should have scribbled on them, “Where’s the glory hole in this wall?”
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posted on
02/05/2015 3:08:37 PM PST
by
bgill
(CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
To: GeronL
“Patriarchy for America” or some such?
Mothers for patriarchy!
Too bad they didn’t have a sign of a woman peeking
under a man’s stall...
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posted on
02/05/2015 3:12:29 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: rightistight
Without following the link I am going to place my bets on this complaining woman that she is incredibly ugly and looks like a typical women's lib type.
I'm offended by the sign as a man. It assumes we're all perverts and going to climb over a barrier to watch some woman sitting on the toilet.
To: albie
She’s 29 and still a college student? Does it take that long to get your degree in Lesbian Studies?
...
That’s younger than Sandra Fluke.
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posted on
02/05/2015 3:26:35 PM PST
by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: Don Corleone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermobaric_weapon That's not bread, she just thinks that shaving is sexist too.
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posted on
02/05/2015 5:48:23 PM PST
by
Mastador1
(I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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