October 26, 2006
Your (Worthless) Canadian Tax Dollars At Work
Canadian city sets underwear rule for firefighters.
A Canadian city under pressure for alleged sexual harassment within its fire department has ordered firefighters to wear only boxer-style underwear.Richmond, British Columbia will spend C$16,000 (7,600 pounds) to buy six pairs of underwear for each firefighter in a bid to make firehalls in the suburb of Vancouver more gender neutral, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
"We supply firefighters with various pieces of gear such as gloves, now it's underwear," city official Ted Townsend told the Vancouver Sun, saying it was part of the "integration of the sexes in the workplace."
All together now:
Weeeeeee Shall Oooovercome........
What's gender neutral about boxers? Am I missing something here?
Posted by: Rachel at October 26, 2006 08:11 AMSo women firefighters are going to have to wear boxers too? Is everyone going to have to strip to their scivvies every morning for underwear inspection?
Posted by: rbj at October 26, 2006 08:32 AMAbsolutely. And you already know those inspections won't be "brief."
(Yes, folks, I'll be here all week - twice on Wednesdays and Saturdays.)
Posted by: Robbo the LB at October 26, 2006 08:44 AMSo, what were they wearing before that was causing all the trouble? Briefs? Thongs? Nothing? Inquiring minds want to know!
Teri
Posted by: Teri at October 27, 2006 08:00 AM
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