This is the kind of visual messaging that makes guys take up both armrests on the airplane, and all the available footroom. I really doubt that your package needs all that space, airplane guy.
Great conference day today. Astrid and I are briefly back at the hotel before we go out for some dinner, and then head to the conference for tonight's plenary session.
Because I enjoy this form of conference reporting, here are some of the text messages I sent Biffle today (Biffle, sadly, has been mostly silent on the text messaging front, so no quotes from him):
- Hey, baby! I have had a full morning. So many big thoughts, plus early treadmill time and shower. I think I am far more comfortable w institutional power than a lot of feminists.
- Oh, not all bldgs here have ac. Quite warm right now.
- Literally gave myself an arm bruise in the last session to stay awake. Now going to the book room.
4 comments:
More food reporting please.....and look at you using the hotel treadmill!
I love seeing these sorts of visual messages pointed out. Because so few people really think about HOW we are given messages about appropriate behavior in our society. Gracias.
Just because I'm ornery I have to ask - what SHOULD the sign look like? I kind of think the other "feminine" descriptors (long hair, boobs) would be worse than a skirt. Is there a graphics class for this? What are the other (image-only) options? I can't think of any that aren't at least a little stereotypical. Maybe we could all go to a unisex bathrooms a la Ally Mcbeal? Now I'm going to be analyzing restroom signage every time I go out.---Affectionately teasing, krlr.
Some quick replies to your excellent comments:
--Yes, men take up more room. Think of how women are trained: "Keep your knees together, young lady!" Men are supposed to be big and spacious--it's part of how we define masculinity.
--Graphic designations of male and female are tricky, of course, because they're drawing on stereotypes. I almost never wear skirts, so most of the time I look more like the "guy" bathroom image. Maybe we should have graphics of a vagina and a penis.
--Or unisex bathrooms. I do love this, particularly since I know a growing number of folks who don't identify as male or female, so where the hell are they supposed to go to the bathroom? How about a bathroom that's just labeled "Bathroom"?
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