I saw a picture of the urinals. Beats the hell out of the plain boring white urinals. > Airline halts plan for lip-shaped urinals in U.S. > > > > Reuters <http://money.excite.com/img/logo_reuters.gif> > > Friday March 19, 3:50 PM EST > > > NEW YORK, March 19 (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 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. > > > ©2004 Reuters Limited. >
