This photo submission comes from Paul Rothrock, a fellow local tweep. He just hit the tip of my ranting iceberg on this when he tweeted, "I find this sign sexist. Why can't it be new 'parent' parking?" That's one point-I mean, what if Paul has his young child and his newborn in the vehicle, and his wife is resting at home? Why can't he and other new daddies be entitled to the same parking privileges as the moms?And how do we know this sign isn't being abused? What exactly is a "new" mother. Is there a time-frame when this expires? Also, what stage of pregnancy does a woman need to be in to take advantage of this parking spot? Do they need to be visibly pregnant? Shouldn't there be a security guard waiting to "pee-test" each of the female parkers?
I have some other suggested signs that we should consider for Special Parking spots:
- Hung-over Individual Parking
- OMG it's Freakin' Pouring Parking!
- Just Returning my Redbox Movies Parking
- I'm Feeling Rather Lazy Today Parking
I HATE HATE HATE this sign! I always see it just as I'm pulling into the space and then I have to move.
ReplyDeleteI do like your other suggestions, though.
My pick: Just Returning my Redbox Movies Parking
ReplyDeleteThe age of chivalry - where are you when we need you?
ReplyDeleteMaybe your wife can refresh your memory on who does the heavylifting during childbirth.
Despite this difference of opinion - I LOVE your blog!