Beer in the Headlights

In the battle of the sexes, women's magazine editor Cynthia Good said this was a skirmish she had to fight.

Across Atlanta they stood, orange signs with black letters that read "Men At Work" or "Men Working Ahead."

Sometimes, the signs stood next to women working alongside the men.

Good demanded Atlanta officials remove the signs and last week, Atlanta Public Works Commissioner Joe Basista agreed.

Score one for gender equality, Good said Wednesday.

"They get it," Good said about the city in a telephone interview.

Public Works officials are replacing 50 "Men Working" with signs that say "Workers Ahead." It will cost $22 to cover over some of the old signs and $144 to buy new signs, said Public Works spokeswoman Valerie Bell-Smith said.

Fine. I have an idea. How about we force the city to change the wording on the signs to "SOME Workers Ahead?"

If Ms. Good can whine and get her way, then I think my point is more than valid. Think about it... How many times have you passed a work zone and seen all or most workers toiling away?

Then I got to thinking... Is this a feminist stunt or a Marxist stunt? It's that whole worker thing.