Honestly folks, I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried.
“Men at Work signs to disappear in Atlanta”
Across Atlanta they stood, orange signs with black letters that read “Men At Work” or “Men Working Ahead.”
Sometimes, the signs stood next to women working alongside the men.
[Cynthia] Good demanded Atlanta officials remove the signs and last week, Atlanta Public Works Commissioner Joe Basista agreed.
Score one for gender equality, Good said Wednesday.
“They get it,” Good said about the city in a telephone interview.
Public Works officials are replacing 50 “Men Working” with signs that say “Workers Ahead.” It will cost $22 to cover over some of the old signs and $144 to buy new signs, said Public Works spokeswoman Valerie Bell-Smith said.
Atlanta, the city that in the last months laid off numerous employees including public defenders, public safety, and public works inspectors. Atlanta, the city with a crumbling infrastructure, rife with crime and grid-locked by traffic. Atlanta, The Phoenix, the city rose from the ashes left behind by Sherman’s March to the Sea, caves to a former celebrity whose delicate feminist sensibilities were bruised by some road work signs, simply because she asked.
WOW, aren’t you relieved now that you know the priorities of the City of Atlanta?
Webutante said,
July 12, 2008 at 9:36 am
This is another example that’s truly outrageous. Ms. Good obviously and sadly hasn’t anything better to do with her time.