For breast cancer prevention month, a town hall wanted to pay tribute to women. Problem, it's a pink washing machine that has been installed …
Pink October is Breast Cancer Prevention Month. While initiatives are organized all over the world and in all forms, the town hall of Saint-Pierre-de-Varengeville (Seine-Maritime) has decided to pay tribute to women who are affected by the disease, reports News76. An idea a priori quite commendable, except that it was done with a washing machine painted pink and filled with flowers …
The washing machine was installed at a crossroads by the green spaces of the municipality. Very quickly, residents of Saint-Pierre-de-Varengeville and Internet users decried a completely sexist installation. Indeed, choosing a washing machine to pay tribute to women is a bit like the discounts on vacuum cleaners for International Women's Day and the ads encouraging people to donate an iron for Mother's Day: c he is backward-looking and implies that women are only good at cleaning, which is obviously wrong.
On the side of the town hall of Saint-Pierre-de-Varengeville, it is assured that the intention was not to be sexist. While this "raises questions among elected officials", she indicates that she wants to remove the washing machine from the intersection where it is installed. "We leave a great deal of freedom to the employees of the green spaces department … The manager loves quirky, a little outlandish things. There was an old washing machine in the workshop, which he decided to use. Today he is a little sorry and surprised at the turn this is taking … ", says the City. Although the intention is not bad, there is still something to raise the eyes to the skies. Today, we can no longer ignore sexist clichés. While the struggle for women's rights and against gender stereotypes and mental burden is more publicized than ever, it took a little thought to realize that it was problematic. Especially since a washing machine has absolutely no relation to the disease.
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