“Sack” also can refer to a part of the male anatomy, so “sack lunch” might be taken as a description of some specific homoerotic practice (ala “teabag”), in which case I’m sure these Seattle dolts would be just fine with it.
It is also possible that “sack lunch” has a paternalistic origin indicating male dominance over, well, over everything female of course. So it is quite likely a deeply misogynistic phrase. Seattle officials should be apprised of their appalling insensitivity immediately and be told to resign in shame, disgrace, humiliation or whatever the heck it is that makes Progressive a-holes go away.
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Having Viking blood in my system, I am offended by such a loose use of the term “sack”. As I imagine my friends of Mongolian ancestry are as well.
Hence, further offensive to womyn who could not bring a sack to the sack lunch, and therefore would feel excluded.