March 20, 2004 at 3:20 am
Virgin Atlantic Airways on Friday scrapped plans to install bright-red urinals shaped like women’s open lips at New York’s John F Kennedy Airport, saying it had received complaints they were offensive.
“Virgin Atlantic was very sorry to hear of people’s concerns about the design of the ‘Kisses’ urinals to be fitted into our clubhouse at JFK Airport. We can assure everyone who complained to us that no offense was ever intended,” Virgin spokesman John Riordan said in a statement.
Riordan said the British company received several dozen complaints from people and groups including the National Organization for Women after its plans for the urinals had been made public. NOW had posted a message on its web site urging members to complain to Virgin chief Richard Branson.
“I don’t know many men who think it’s cool to pee in a woman’s mouth, even a porcelain one,” said NOW President Kim Gandy on the group’s web site.
The urinal, designed by a Dutch company, was the idea of a female designer. Riordan said Virgin was surprised by the negative reaction to the plan, part of designs for the lounge, built to pamper first-class customers.
By: brenmcc1 - 20th March 2004 at 23:38
HA HA cool!
By: steve rowell - 20th March 2004 at 23:26
Originally posted by Ren Frew
Perhaps they should install urinals in the form of Rod Eddington’s face instead. I’m sure Mr Branson would approve.:D
He he he he
By: Airline owner - 20th March 2004 at 13:17
At least you cant miss that hole!!!
By: Ren Frew - 20th March 2004 at 13:14
Perhaps they should install urinals in the form of Rod Eddington’s face instead. I’m sure Mr Branson would approve.:D
By: Ren Frew - 20th March 2004 at 12:42
Here’s the proposed urinal…
By: Ren Frew - 20th March 2004 at 12:20
Ha ha. Didn’t Virgin also have a poster advert at JFK some years ago about their transatlantic service, featuring Mike Myers in his Austen Powers get up… ?
It read some thing like “Sh*g your way across the Atlantic Baby!”:D
By: mikeconnell - 20th March 2004 at 12:00
Re: Virgin’s open lips
Originally posted by steve rowell
“I don’t know many men who think it’s cool to pee in a woman’s mouth, even a porcelain one,” said NOW President Kim Gandy on the group’s web site.
Guess she hasn’t been to Germany then 😉
Mike