Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio has forced a construction crew to stop working after workers put up a warning sign reading “Men Working.” According to the report below, the college declared that the sign was “sexist and non-inclusive” and had to be removed before any further work resumed.
A female college employee complained that she found the sign offensive. Sinclair’s director of public information Adam Murka explained that the college takes “quite seriously” its “deep commitment to diversity. I am not sure that this particular battle reinforces the serious nature of that commitment. I do think that the construction company should go with gender neutral signs like “Construction Zone” but the necessity of stopping such work over such a sign seems rather over the top to me. The concern may be that “construction zone” does not remind drivers of the presence of workers and “workers working” is a bit awkward.
What do you think?
Source: Daily Mail
Six dongs and a vagina straight ahead, slow the f down.
Women construction workers (and bosses too).
Quelle arom, quelle parfum!
Excuse me, I must shower before. It has been such a day at work.
Come to the biggest inhabited area in the world without traffic signs with text.
Europe.
Sign language (pun?) works here, except in France.
Yes, yes…..the IQs are so low so only signs can be comprehended.
I knew that would come.
Men at Work: http://youtu.be/lYR4rM6Y4v4
Fonda, I don’t miss a lot, but I do miss some. Guilty.
I propose “Caution – Fleshy Headed Mutants In Roadway!” or “Don’t run anyone over, you speeding jackass! While you’re at it, slow down!”
What they lack in brevity they make up for in precision.
“Men Working” doesn’t work for me. First of all, there are usually 4 or 5 non-working “supervisors” for each worker. But the bigger message is “no women need apply”. The message is subtle but it’s there.
“People Working” works for me. So does “Work Zone”
Kudos to the person complaining and to the college for taking it seriously.
lol
How about:
“Men In Labor”
huMANs Working?
Mr/Mrs Spanelli,
You do miss a lot, don’t you!
On the way to the office, there was a huge diamond shaped orange sign that said “Utility work ahead.” Impossible to miss. They have been repaving the street, and I think the water and sewer department is replacing manhole covers. OOPS! I said “manhole.”
My bad.
Just reminded me of an old joke:
Q: “What’s orange and sleeps six?”
A: “A CalTrans truck…”
http://instantrimshot.com/classic/?sound=rimshot
Oh lord!
I completely and totally hate political correctness.
Ahhhh!
The idiocy of PC language strikes again.
Onlooker, I missed SWM’s comment..she’s Old Faithful!
In many jurisdictions, signage must comply with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Even if not mandatory, it is usually wise as it is likely to be used as a standard in lawsuits alleging inadequate or improper signage. I don’t believe the Manual contains a Workers Ahead sign. I think a dialogue as to whether the standard signage is appropriate, but causing economic loss due to the use of such standard signage over something like this is counter productive.
Always glad to live up to your expectations, Onlooker. 😉
I really didn’t think anybody would defend this nonsense, even here. But leave it to Swarthmore Mom to agree with this mindless “outrage.” Unfortunately I wasn’t too surprised to see that.
Good grief.