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Airline Halts Plan for Lip-Shaped Urinals
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NEW YORK (Reuters) -
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 International
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 (news - web sites) 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.
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