10 October 2012 - 20H23

A sumptuous new French restaurant in Sydney said Wednesday it would
remove two urinals designed to resemble a woman's lipsticked mouth,
apologising for any offence they have caused.

http://www.france24.com/en/20121010-...e-womans-mouth

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Urinals created by Dutch designer Meike van Schijndel are pictured in
Germany in 2008.

http://www.france24.com/en/files/ima...323465-1-0.jpg
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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 d(expletive) 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.

On 10/11/2012 10:11 AM, Jan Itor wrote:
10 October 2012 - 20H23

A sumptuous new French restaurant in Sydney said Wednesday it would
remove two urinals designed to resemble a woman's lipsticked mouth,
apologising for any offence they have caused.

http://www.france24.com/en/20121010-...e-womans-mouth

==============
Urinals created by Dutch designer Meike van Schijndel are pictured in
Germany in 2008.

http://www.france24.com/en/files/ima...323465-1-0.jpg
===============

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 d(expletive) 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.

And this was posted to home repair because.......??????

Peter wrote:
And this was posted to home repair because.......??????

And you re-posted the whole thing, because......??????

On Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:35:23 -0400, Peter wrote:

And this was posted to home repair because.......??????

To let any home repair guys know that if they are in the market for bright
red-lipped urinals shaped like open mouths they should keep an eye on
eBay??

On 10/11/2012 5:01 PM, Bob F wrote:
Peter wrote:
And this was posted to home repair because.......??????

And you re-posted the whole thing, because......??????


Who would have believed it without seeing the entire original post?

On Oct 11, 4:35*pm, Peter wrote:
On 10/11/2012 10:11 AM, Jan Itor wrote:







10 October 2012 - 20H23

A sumptuous new French restaurant in Sydney said Wednesday it would
remove two urinals designed to resemble a woman's lipsticked mouth,
apologising for any offence they have caused.

http://www.france24.com/en/20121010-...urinals-shaped...

==============
Urinals created by Dutch designer Meike van Schijndel are pictured in
Germany in 2008.

http://www.france24.com/en/files/ima..._image_lightbo...
===============

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 d(expletive) 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.

And this was posted to home repair because.......??????

People here have a warped sense of humour. The OP knows this.
They are more interested in this stuff than fixing their home.

On Oct 12, 2:30*pm, Peter wrote:
On 10/11/2012 5:01 PM, Bob F wrote: Peter wrote:
And this was posted to home repair because.......??????

And you re-posted the whole thing, because......??????

Who would have believed it without seeing the entire original post?

Anything like that you can believe of Australians.

On Oct 12, 2:30*pm, Peter wrote:
On 10/11/2012 5:01 PM, Bob F wrote: Peter wrote:
And this was posted to home repair because.......??????

And you re-posted the whole thing, because......??????

Who would have believed it without seeing the entire original post?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET7HNolSwkY

On Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:35:23 -0400, Peter wrote:

And this was posted to home repair because.......??????

Some men have man caves. Some man caves have urinals. This conversation
piece would fit right at home in such a place.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Don Wiss wrote:
On Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:35:23 -0400, Peter wrote:

And this was posted to home repair because.......??????

Some men have man caves. Some man caves have urinals. This conversation
piece would fit right at home in such a place.


Not in my place. Ask my wife.

On Sun, 14 Oct 2012, DerbyDad03 wrote:

Don Wiss wrote:
On Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:35:23 -0400, Peter wrote:

And this was posted to home repair because.......??????

Some men have man caves. Some man caves have urinals. This conversation
piece would fit right at home in such a place.

Not in my place. Ask my wife.

Does this mean:
(1) She won't let you have a man cave?
(2) You can have a man cave, but you can't have a urinal in it
(3) She wouldn't approve of this sort of urinal?

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).