Tuesday 6 March 2012

Swedish female Zebra Crossing


In Sweden it has been decided to replace half of the "Herr GĂ„rman" ("Mr Walkman", can also be understood as "Here you walk") - signs with female versions. All in the name of equality of sexes. The problem is that in Uppsala the wrong version of the sign has been erected (UNT) and it is to be replaced by a more moderat version, with longer skirt and hair and smaller breasts (the article above).

Ebba Busch, the Christian Democratic vice mayor thinks the wrong signs should be auctioned out in order to cover some of the costs. It is now possible to make a bid on Tradera

Actually the "wrong" version of the sign was designed by Kars-Gustaf Gustafsson - the designer of the original male sign.

You can read more on funny Swedish traffic signs here, see another femalizied sign here, and here you can see the original sign

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