This is just plain stupid

[carsnut]

Source: Top Gear

Sign of the times

Spare a thought for the humble road sign. It's accused of being unfair, badly placed and difficult to see... not to mention getting regularly defaced by spraypaint-wielding scallies.

And now the road sign has been convicted of sexism as well. A Spanish town council has vowed to banish sexist undertones from its highway signage by converting half of all its road signs and traffic lights to show female figures.

"In this way, the sexism which until now has seen only masculine figures appear in traffic signals will be brought to an end," said the council in an official, and possibly slightly mistranslated, statement.

We'd always thought of road signs as fairly androgynous, but perhaps they're different in Spain. Maybe the little roadworks man sports a builder's bum and a Mohawk? Can any expats set us straight on this?

And what's next - a ban on manhole covers?



This is just stupid

[blingbling]

niggers
crackers
fags
jews
chinks
spics
gooks
nips
dykes

we can all get along

[Viper007]

Wow, do people not have better stuff to worry about. If you're going to bitch, bitch about something important like the environmental issues of today, etc. Whatever just who gives a flying puck about road signs.

[hec16]

Wow, do people not have better stuff to worry about. If you're going to bitch, bitch about something important like the environmental issues of today, etc. Whatever just who gives a flying puck about road signs.

yeah but thats the problem with people that don't have anything better todo or someone else to sue
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[Blue Supra]

People are so full of this polictically correct BULLSHIT it sends me insane! When are people going to get off their moral high horse and just GET OVER IT! street signs FFS!

[baddabang]

This reminds me of that episode of Mind of Mencia when he asks people about the highway crossing sign. He comes to the conclusion that they are people of Mexican decent illegally entering the U.S. It's sad but he does have a point.

[kingofthering]

If I run into a pole, will I get arrested for attempting to rape?

[The_Canuck]

What?

[ScionDriver]

Wow, just wow. I am surprised it hit Spain first and not the US.

[nota]

And now the road sign has been convicted of sexism as well. A Spanish town council has vowed to banish sexist undertones from its highway signage by converting half of all its road signs and traffic lights to show female figures.

Removing sexist stereotypes isn't a bad thing - but you won't achieve that by using skirt-clad silhouettes to represent the modern pants-wearing female. Why not shed these outdated clothing typecasts altogether?

So my vote goes to using curvy female outlines that are ahem more 'anatomically correct'

[henk4]

Removing sexist stereotypes isn't a bad thing - but you won't achieve that by using skirt-clad silhouettes to represent the modern pants-wearing female. Why not shed these outdated clothing typecasts altogether?

So my vote goes to using curvy female outlines that are ahem more 'anatomically correct'

well, the idea that women are allowed to cross the street when the light is green somewhat terrifies me...

[nota]

Are you saying your street-girl allowances only extend to 'red light' women?

[Birdman002]

haha nice

[jediali]

in britain this polical correctness has reached new heights. White/black boards have to be called chalkboards etc etc. silly really

[henk4]

Are you saying your street-girl allowances only extend to 'red light' women?

yes...