Sisters speak out against 'men working' signs after seeing them in their Indiana neighborhood

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[TigerClaws]

CARMEL, Ind — “'Men working' signs are a problem,” Blair Babione told the Carmel City Council Monday night.

Blair, 11, and her 9-year old sister, Brienne, came to the meeting after an invitation from council president Sue Finkam.

The girls had recently sent letters to Finkam about “men working” signs they had noticed recently in their neighborhood.

‘Why is this sign here? Why does it say, ‘men working’ when we’ve seen plenty of women doing construction?’” they asked.

Leslie, the girls’ mom, said her daughters wanted to know. When she couldn’t give them an answer, they decided to research it.

“We got on the computer and found how it was not supposed to be here anymore, and we went from there,” Blair said.

“We looked and found this has been against federal law since 1988,” Leslie said. “I was a kid when this law came about and now, here I am, a mom of kids and these signs are still here.”

Blair and Brienne decided to do something about it, sending letters to their local lawmakers.

“Women can do anything, and it’s not right to have it just say ‘men,’” Brienne said.

“When little girls see them, they might think, ‘oh, I can’t be a construction worker, but I want to,’ and seeing a little girl feel like that makes me sad,” Blair told the council.

“You may be thinking ‘well, I don’t really care,’” Brienne said. “But a little girl might want to do construction, and she will see the sign and think, ‘I can’t do construction because the sign says ‘men.’’”

“We felt like if we didn’t change it, nothing would happen,” Blair said.

[Rebelbase]

This is a problem that exists only at the zenith of culture when all one’s daily survival needs are met without even a thought given to them.

[sodpoodle]

Thank you:)

It’s time they were given a dictionary!

[Organic Panic]

And what are the odds of those monsters actually taking a construction job?

[TalBlack]

Yeah, get your kids all wored up over trivialities like they have some meaningful moral force. What a good idea ya stupid cow.

[I want the USA back]

Something wrong in the head with people who get upset over trifles like this. And with the people who encourage them to consider trivial matters a hate crime.

[Candor7]

” Women working,” may have a negative connotation.

[Tell It Right]

Sign: Men at Work

Dim reaction: They should be on welfare instead! LOL

[READINABLUESTATE]

“Bipedal mammals working” should be inclusive enough.

[Rurudyne]

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[AnotherUnixGeek]

‘Why is this sign here? Why does it say, ‘men working’ when we’ve seen plenty of women doing construction?’” they asked.

Here's a bet I'm willing to make - neither of these girls will ever grow up to do any real work of their own. Whining and nagging pay well in the adult world these days.

[TopDog2]

I almost pity the beta males that end up married to these two.

[JewishRighter]

OMG!

What is really most heartbreaking of all is the picture, around the middle of the bunch, with the nice, normal looking family, flanked on each side by one of these freaks and looking so delighted, with little children in tow. We are really screwed.

[Vaduz]

Blair, 11, and her 9-year old sister, Brienne,

Parents using props at meeting

[moovova]

First they came for the “Men Cat-calling Women” signs,
and I did not speak out because I didn’t cat-call women.

Then they came for the “Men Working” signs,
and I did not speak out because I was retired.

[TribalPrincess2U]

More idiocy. If it’s that stressful for the stupid, call it ‘Humans working’!

[Red Badger]

Signs here just say “ROAD WORK AHEAD”...................

[TribalPrincess2U]

Even better.

[familyop]

Saw many women in their 50s and 60s flagging (holding signs) with their long breasts mostly showing on road projects in western states. Never saw one with a shovel.

[Red Badger]

I always thought it was funny when the sign said “MEN WORKING” and you look and it’s “MEN LEANING ON SHOVEL HANDLES STANDING AROUND DOING NOTHING”...................