Disabled aliens in Beijing? Or just a funky loo sign?
Well, the bloggers over at TVNZ’s Olympic site are kicking up a stink about the disabled bathroom signage through the National Stadium in Beijing. As you can see in the picture on the left, rather than your traditional white-on-blue ‘wheelchair’ sign, the Chinese have adapted it somewhat and made it a funky black-on-red logo, in what I believe is a really fresh spin on a rather tired image!
But no – TVNZ’s Michael Burgess says:
Just what are they trying to say? That these toilets are for aliens in wheelchairs – or that disabled people have to ridiculed by signage?
I think he’s taking political correctness to the extreme, quite frankly. I love the signage – would be a nice break from the old-school imagery we have here in NZ!
What do you think? Sound off in the comments below.
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Hm, I quite like it on first impression–like you say, funky. Sure, nobody has a head shaped like a tv screen c. 1955, but then nobody had a head shaped like a perfect circle either–both are stylized representations.
Well its a whole heap better then "Special for Deformed' LOL
As in the U.S., I'm betting that signage isn't always reliable as to the actual accessibility. As far as I'm concerned, the signage isn't what's important. What I would want to know is if the toilets really are accessible. Has anybody in a wheelchair used them?
They will soon! I have some mates going over for the Paras and I'll get them to report back…