Sexist pedestrian lights

[Bill Dufour]

I never knew the little green person letting us know it was safe to cross the street was sexist. I guess it is a nude male. so In Melborne Au they are changing it over to 50% girls in dresses and leaving the other 50% as sexless nude people.
Are there lots of nudist camps in Australia? Are women allowed to wear pants. Are women wearing pants allowed to cross the street or must they stay on their own block.
Bill D

[Jim Koepke]

It's not just Australia:

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It has been taking place all over the world. Look at the date on the image above.

Maybe the street light techs get a little overtime?

jtk

[Warren Lake]

Your mistake is to try to understand the world.

[Bill Dufour]

Maybe those are folks wearing kilts or in Australia more likely to be beach towels. Actually the one in the kilt does not look like they are walking. they look like they need to go pee.
Bill D

[Jim Koepke]

Do you often see men in kilts with pony tails?

jtk

[Jim Matthews]

Do you often see men in kilts with pony tails?

jtk

Indeedy, Diddy-do

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[Brian Elfert]

Don't people have more important things to worry about than what stick figures for walk signals look like? The female figure in the first post look fine, but the female figures in the second post are just way too stylized.

Maybe we should just go back to Walk and Don't Walk instead of figures. The movement to figures is supposed to help those who don't speak the native language like tourists from other countries.

[Brian Tymchak]

Don't people have more important things to worry about than what stick figures for walk signals look like? The female figure in the first post look fine, but the female figures in the second post are just way too stylized.

Maybe we should just go back to Walk and Don't Walk instead of figures. The movement to figures is supposed to help those who don't speak the native language like tourists from other countries.

Agreed. I thought the idea was to have standardized figures around the globe to mitigate the language gaps.

[David L Morse]

Don't people have more important things to worry about than what stick figures for walk signals look like?

The fact that this thread exists answers that question.

[Malcolm McLeod]

Don't people have more important things to worry about ...?

Clearly an opportunity here, and automation to the rescue:

Using 3D laser scanners, optical sensors, facial recognition, web searching of social media for pedestrian bias, cloud-based behavioral analysis, and narrow beam polarized displays, we will overcome these catastrophic 1st world problems. After detecting a pedestrian approach, the system will present the ideal personalized holographic image to each individual - via the polarized display - with walking or standing; even animated, if analysis determines that this motion will not be deemed 'triggering'. I think I can even present the individual's pet as their preferred image - again, based on overall situational analysis. Please go ahead and mail your checks directly to me - US$3,012,743.00/ea. I have scooped up the Theranos programming staff and I'll deliver the system in no time.

Happiness achieved!

All touchless, of course; no nasty pressing of directional buttons and viral contamination.

[Brian Elfert]

The fact that this thread exists answers that question.

It seems the thread is merely pointing out that some people in the world think this is an issue. It doesn't appear that Bill necessarily supports the change.

It is getting to the point that using male names, likenesses, and similar for anything is no longer allowed and must be changed.

[Malcolm McLeod]

CHANGE ORDER #1 -
The Team was brainstorming and has come to me with an existential threat posed by the 2 or thirteen humans with absolutely no current social media presence. But they also posed two solutions: 1)microgravity sensors to determine these throwbacks' motion intentionality, detecting muscular tension and so intended direction, of course; or, 2)with a 37ms delay, we can invent a complete social media presence for any individual, enhancing it at every crosswalk. Seamlessly.

I made a judgement call, and will use both. Please add US$524,699.95/ea to your checks.

Sorry about the budget hit, but no one said high tech was cheap.

[Jim Koepke]

Indeedy, Diddy-do

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An invisible pony tail?

jtk

[Ron Citerone]

Your mistake is to try to understand the world.

Coffee on the keyboards! LOL

[andrew whicker]

I disagree with the initial assumption that the original stick figure is a 'sexless nude person'. We grew up drawing stick figures, using stick figures for bathrooms, etc etc. That's a false post change perspective.