The Gender Equality Checkpoint

[xoxoxoBruce]

Most places this wouldn't fly. There, the gender equality and equal opportunity officers are in a snit.

A Black Forest town has earned criticism from gender equality officers and social media after advertising a "men's parking space" in a public car-park - using a naked woman's silhouette. The silhouette shows a woman lolling backwards, legs splayed and breasts exposed. Painted beside her are the words "Steep mountains, moist valleys" in German. But this semi-erotic image isn't printed on the cover of a top-shelf lads' magazine. In fact, it's plastered onto the wall of a public car-park - notifying drivers that this is a men's parking space.

Humour or horror?
This "Männerparkplatz" is the first of its kind in the Black Forest town of Triberg, reports Bild.de. Of course, it's become something of a tourist attraction since it was introduced in 2012 – and its new artwork looks set to increase its publicity. The artwork is a contribution to humour in today's society, Triberg Mayor Dr. Gallus Strobel claimed.

Werner Oppelt, the artist behind the image, said that passers-by have mostly been fans of the picture. "Again and again, people come to have a look – including visitors from Holland, Spain and Italy – and no-one has expressed any negative opinions." However, it seems not everyone is as enthusiastic about the artwork as its creator.

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