A McDonald's in the Netherlands has agreed to remove urinals that are shaped liked wide-open red lips.
The decision was taken after a shocked American customer complained to the McDonald's head office in the US. Owner Giel Pijper said the bright red, mouth-shaped urinals, named 'Kisses', are works of art. But a different view is taken of them in America. The urinals are being removed and will be sold off.
Virgin Airways was forced to scrap plans in 2004 to install two of the 'Kisses' at New York's John F. Kennedy airport after complaints they looked like women's mouths.
They are the work of Dutch woman Meike van Schijndel, designer at the Utrecht-based firm Bathroom Mania! Speaking to Expatica in 2004, she said the urinals were designed as a fun cartoon mouth and not as a woman's mouth.
She stressed that the idea her urinals represented a man peeing into a woman's mouth never occurred to her, nor to many men and women she had spoken to.
Degrading to women or toilet humour?
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Guest: kate
(2467 days ago)
They're not degrading, or a reflection on the USA's political stance... they just look shit.
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Guest: Flying dude
(2467 days ago)
Those people (men and women alike) who want to be offended will always find a way to fulfill their want. The Dutch as a nation are renowned for their liberal minds and innovative ways. If Americans want to travel and see the real world non-Disney version of everything then they had better accept it the way others want it to be and if you don't like it then just accept it and move on. There are far more offensive things in Holland than a stylish urinal, if you want to be offended that is.
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Guest: Daphne from Scheveningen
(2468 days ago)
America: Land of the free??? Don't f****ng think so. This title belongs to Holland and this sad American just proved that again. Go back home, we don't need people like you here!
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Guest: wasteage
(2306 days ago)
Neither disagree or agree cos I don't understand it all :) :P
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Guest: Matt, swedish medical student
(2467 days ago)
It's funny! Just forget about it, everything doesn't have to be politically correct. I would love to have one of those at my local bar!!!
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Guest: jimmy
(2468 days ago)
We all cum in their mouths and they seem to love that so what's the problem with piss.
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Guest: david
(2467 days ago)
OMG! Lips in a toilet! It must be banned!
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Guest: (1442 days ago)
Latest comment: It would be an American to complain about something like this. They probably thought they could get some money out of it. Personally i think its a great idea. humorous and snazzy. i bet they are kept super clean.. wonder what they used, Colgate??? Seriusly though, why would anyone that lives thousands of miles away in a different country be bothered about a Urinal???!!
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Guest: Longtooth
(2466 days ago)
People like this make it embarrassing to be an American.
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Guest: Dan dare
(2467 days ago)
You have to laugh at them. As usual, travel to another country and stuff your fat face with McBastards. Ever thought of trying local cuisine? Maybe make a G.Bush shitter, now there's an idea.
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Guest: Canada
(2467 days ago)
I am not an American and I find that repulsive. And those who like it - really just shows how much class they have.
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Guest: RJ
(2468 days ago)
Haven't eaten there in 3 years because of far more unsanitary happenings... so it's the least of my worries. Though, it makes me wonder that the American went to Amsterdam and it took a toilet in McD's to shock him!?
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Guest: karl m
(2468 days ago)
Can you take a shit in her mouth?
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Guest: Lajoc
(2467 days ago)
Degrading? This is just the Americans taking things literally and having no sense of humour, what's new?
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Guest: jpm
(2468 days ago)
What a fucking loser! Doesn't he have anything better 2 do with his time!! Typical fucking yanks!! No oil involved so complain about urinals,,,
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Guest: John from Woking
(2467 days ago)
I can't believe all the double standards that prevail throughout the world. It's a laugh for god's sake, which the Americans are patently unable to do unless they are told to. May be we could put an American flag in the pissior and see what reaction that brings - WMD?
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Guest: djD
(2467 days ago)
Fucking disgrace, bloody Yanks ruin everything!!!!
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Guest: San78
(2467 days ago)
How funny, yes I am an American but yet as I read through all the remarks from people from somewhere other than the US, I have to laugh! Because it is so true, that in the land of the "FREE" that we might just have too much freedom to speak our minds. Because anything that is not acceptable to common society, in most Americans' eyes, must be changed! It's bull shit if you ask me. Quite frankly, I'm jealous that the women's restrooms didn't have toilets like that! What's wrong with a little diversity? It's fun!
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Guest: Mike
(2466 days ago)
Maybe travelling Americans should learn to go to places other than McDonalds when travelling - I've seen many unusual things in Holland!! ;-)
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Guest: corsair
(2467 days ago)
I think it is amazing that McDonald's, whose advertising is directly aimed at children, should install these toilets. While I am sure a number of adults would find these amusing, it seems highly inappropriate to encourge children to urinate in anyone's mouth.
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Guest: Petestar1969
(2468 days ago)
Dead funny! If they are degrading to women, so what?
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Guest: Rob
(2468 days ago)
Americans always seem to find opportinuty to complain when they feel that something might be out of place. Not considering that it might just be there for humorous purposes. Soon we'll sue Ronald McDonald for making fun of large shoe size baring clowns...
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Guest: Genga
(2468 days ago)
Trust the Americans to complain about something so slight and stupid yet again...
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Guest: darren
(2466 days ago)
Get a life.
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Guest: Ceallai
(2466 days ago)
Why point out things like this by making them taboo? Only really dirty-minded people would think they were degrading anyway, and such people should keep their thoughts to themselves! I was BROUGHT UP feminist, and even I don't find them offensive.
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Guest: Yuri Gnal
(1618 days ago)
Neither of the above... It's degrading to clowns though. I reckon the real reason for removing those urinals was that Ronald McDonald was worried about his winky being nibbled when he tried peeing in one and threatened to sue...
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Cypeq
(1725 days ago)that allways could be Mike's Jagger lips :-)
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Guest: mandy
(2466 days ago)
I think it's funny. People take things way to seriously nowadays.
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Guest: Clown Burger
(1573 days ago)
Personally, I find McBunburgers' food far more offensive than these...
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Guest: Lips Urinal
(2466 days ago)
Thanks mate, I'm now out of work.
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