Men are from Triangle, Women are from Circle
Posted on November 9th, 2005
At my workplace, the restrooms have the standard man and woman symbols, but those symbols are placed on distinctly shaped plaques - Men have a triangle, women have a circle. I’m at a loss how to explain this symbol choice, and I’m not sure that such generic shapes can be attributed to a gender. If anything it mixes messages - like “Men must Yield”. All this mysterious symbolism is due to a California law that forces establishments to adhere to this system, as well as an additional sign for unisex restrooms that is a triangle IN a circle with the man/woman/ada symbols inside. Now tell me that doesn’t make total sense.
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1. Julia | November 9th, 2005 at 10:09 pm
Wow, I never noticed this… or the braille until your picture. Nice sleuthing.
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