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Australia Bans Urinals ‘Shaped Like Women’s Mouths’
A sumptuous new French restaurant in Sydney said it would remove two urinals designed to resemble a woman’s lipsticked mouth, apologising for any offence they have caused.
The Ananas Bar and Brasserie said the bright red-lipped urinals shaped like an open mouth were “a commonly used European design piece from female Dutch artist Meike van Schijndel”.
“We sincerely apologise if they have caused offence. They are being removed today,” a spokeswoman said in a statement.
The stylish restaurant opened three weeks ago, with the Sydney Morning Herald’s food reviewer describing the urinals as “no real surprise here at Ananas, merely adding to the extraordinary collision of statements and intent”.
But feminist, former political adviser and writer Anne Summers said the design was offensive. “Misogyny is very widespread, and this is just an example of misogyny,” said Summers.
“The concept is pretty challenging and confronting. They’re asking men to put their dicks in these mouths as urinals.”
Australia is the grip of a fierce political debate about sexism after Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the nation’s first woman leader, accused opposition leader Tony Abbott of being a misogynist.
The unmarried Gillard said Tuesday she had been personally offended by many of Abbott’s remarks over the years — from urging her to “make an honest woman of herself”, to his cat-calling at her in parliament.
“If he wants to know what misogyny looks like in modern Australia, he doesn’t need a motion in the House of Representatives, he needs a mirror,” she said in stinging comments.
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ken chama
October 12, 2012 at 11:50 am
Crazy thinking!
Chocolate na banana
October 12, 2012 at 12:43 pm
This world is crazy lol
Kakoswe
October 12, 2012 at 1:18 pm
Mamamamamama kaili kutiwailemena
kakolwe
October 12, 2012 at 2:48 pm
Bushilu! Thinking of blow-jobs pakusunda! Demented grown ups
Kasman
October 12, 2012 at 4:10 pm
Twasambililako ichisungu!
“Misogyny is the hatred or dislike of women or girls”. According to feminist theory,
misogyny can be manifested in numerous ways, including sexual discrimination, …
Aminata
October 12, 2012 at 7:42 pm
Kasman, thanks for that, was about to check that word ‘misorgyn’ in my dictionary.
Alex
October 12, 2012 at 8:32 pm
How can it be misogyny if the designer of urinals is a woman?
Mwanamfumu
October 13, 2012 at 1:14 pm
Ichalo elyo chapwa,the devil is using means to destroy this great generation! Chizungu manje, I think am also developing great misogyny for people like Janet c.
memish
October 14, 2012 at 2:10 pm
those urinaries were designed by ‘lalola’ kiki!