College Says “Men Working” Sign is Sexist. Construction crew forced to stop work until sign is removed. (x/post from r/nottheonion)

FarFromXanadu · 2012-12-05T16:02:42+00:00

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thisismyivorytower · 2012-12-05T15:58:53+00:00

They are attacking... A SIGN. A metal sign, probably made generations ago, and that has been standing for generations... Yet now they attack it?

Xenoith · 2012-12-05T14:52:48+00:00

So how many women were on the construction crew?

nitpickr · 2012-12-05T14:58:44+00:00

Wait.. Do they want it to say "Humans working" instead?

Jimm607 · 2012-12-05T18:01:27+00:00

-.-

Everyone stop EVERYTHING! a woman is upset somewhere.

ZimbaZumba · 2012-12-05T19:30:46+00:00

And yet I have a Motherboard on my computer, hmm.

typhonblue · 2012-12-05T21:22:17+00:00

"Men working" is sexist but "men can stop rape" isn't?

Even if less then 10% of rapists are women(accepting their flawed statistics), less then 10% of construction workers are women.

loganizer · 2012-12-05T13:17:23+00:00

"Men Working" is clearly an offensive way to describe men working.

Seriously though, we should probably all check our respective privileges./s

5th_Law_of_Robotics · 2012-12-05T21:48:25+00:00

“While it may not have been necessary to suggest work be stopped, we stand by our commitment to providing an environment that is inclusive and non-discriminatory,” director of public information Adam Murka told Fox News.

Your commitment to inclusive, non-discriminatory gender practices is admirable.

Perhaps you could discuss that in one of your many organizations catering to women that can be found here: http://www.sinclair.edu/centers/vclc/resources/edu/women/?searchTerm=women

And for balance you could also invite speakers from one of your many organizations catering to men as well, that can be found here:

MockingDead · 2012-12-05T16:50:09+00:00

I still get paid, right? I'll stop working as long as I get paid until the sign comes down and a new one comes up.

DerpaNerb · 2012-12-05T15:28:43+00:00

THIS IS WHY NO ONE TAKES YOU SERIOUSLY YOU STUPID FEMINIST BITCHES.

Women are having acid poured on their faces, being forced into marriages, being raped and murdered in third wold countries... and you stupid bitches can only whine about video games or being hit on in an elevator or how men take up too much space on public transit.

Or this.

You are why women suffer. You are why feminism isn't taken seriously. You are why we fight you.

Stupid entitled bitches.

Pecanpig · 2012-12-05T14:17:15+00:00

I would agree with this, IF there were women in construction crews.

(holding signs or being a gofor doesn't count)

firex726 · 2012-12-05T13:39:12+00:00

Comments are pretty spot on. Got to love the PC bullshit.

roharareddit · 2012-12-05T21:44:28+00:00

A spokesman for the college told Fox News that they have a deep commitment to diversity and take it quite seriously.

I tried to look up the demographics at the school but the institutional research page wasn't up, which is derelict of them because they could loose their accreditation for that. But someone should examine the proportion of female/male students and call them on this whole idea of "diversity."

dungone · 2012-12-05T22:09:54+00:00

In death, a member of Project Mayhem has a name. For the rest of us, we don't exist until a feminist calls us a rapist.

TracyMorganFreeman · 2012-12-05T23:43:14+00:00

Was the sign lying or something?

Also:

Man was originally, still is, and can be gender neutral

Allevil669 · 2012-12-05T17:58:29+00:00

When has a woman ever operated heavy machinery for which it is necessary to warn the public about?

I'll wait.

ArchangelleFascist · 2012-12-05T17:52:28+00:00

Let's break out the fucking Affirmative Action laws, people. The sign should be replaced with a gender-neutral and inclusive one, and then so should the crew.

McFeely_Smackup · 2012-12-05T19:11:14+00:00

At this point it’s unclear what the wording of the replacement sign will be.

I think we can come up with some creative ideas.

"Stupid Bitches Not Working Here"

2012-12-05T22:15:42+00:00

I attend Sinclair. I probably know the crew who the fuss was made about from my time in the trades. If I come upon any juicy info, I'll post it.

My immediate thoughts.. If the crew was entirely male, the sign was accurate. Even if there were a female on the crew, it was still accurate, just for a different reason. Warning that there were males in the area makes good sense because rape and pedophelia would be imminent for women and children unaware of their presence. /s Yellow caution tape is to warn you of construction hazzards. Men working signs are to alert you to rape and patriarchy hazzards. They post them as a courtesy, OSHA doesn't mandate the rape/patriarchy signage.

Of all the people in the world to mess with, People in the trades are not the ones you want to get knotted-up with. They will "accidently" drop a flashlight from 5 stories on your head just to let you know they remember you, or have security open your office to check the XYZ thingy and "accidently" knock the sprinkler head off above your desk.

2012-12-06T00:11:30+00:00

Doesn't this woman have better things to do with her life than to complain about utter bullshit? Things like this just reinforce every stereotype against them. Bravo Mrs. Me against the world, you are a credit to your sex and the human species. *applause

giegerwasright · 2012-12-06T14:26:21+00:00

And how many women were there on the crew? Who wants to bet none?

Women don't do this kind of work. They think it's beneath them.

Arlieth · 2012-12-05T16:27:04+00:00

How is this a mens right issue? There is nothing wrong with changing the sign to Men to Humans or People in this context. It is inclusive and doesn't leave out either gender.

Title	College Says “Men Working” Sign is Sexist. Construction crew forced to stop work until sign is removed. (x/post from r/nottheonion)
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Date	December 5, 2012 12:57 PM UTC (13 years ago)
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