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01-19-2016, 09:17 AM
A Canadian auto dealership is coming under fire for posting a series of signs that make fun of women drivers.
"Women are like snowflakes," read the first sign at Mellish Motors (http://www.mellishmotors.com/) on Prince Edward Island. "They can't drive."
Another local business owner, Chelsea Ling of Papercakes Pretty (http://papercakespretty.com/), posted a photo of the sign on Facebook.
"I'm very much for businesses doing what they want and not for people saying 'oh, they run a business, they can't do that,' but I think there should be a common sense line of what's hateful and what's funny (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/mellish-motors-sign-women-1.3408524)," Ling told the CBC.
Ling also said she didn't want her sons to see the sign, which is on a major highway.
"Just because it is normal in society, I don't believe it's okay," she told the network.
But John Mellish, who manages the used-car dealership, isn't backing down. After receiving complaints, he changed the sign to read:
Still not backing down, he changed it a third time.
"Attention Drama Queens," it read. "Auditions for today have been cancelled!"
Just saw that the Mellish Motors sign has been changed again. #PEI (https://twitter.com/hashtag/PEI?src=hash) pic.twitter.com/inSl2gq42Z (https://t.co/inSl2gq42Z)
— Krystalle Ramlakhan (@KrystalleTR) January 18, 2016 (https://twitter.com/KrystalleTR/status/689149946264743937)
Mellish told the CBC the signs were meant to be funny.
"We probably struck a nerve with one or two people out there, and so be it -- that's fair ball," Mellish told the network. "Some people take it the right way and I love that."
He also said in a 2013 interview he posts controversial messages so people remember where his business is.
Mellish told "Morning Show on the Go" that he's never taken a sign down because of complaints, but he has apologized for some.
"If I put up something about men or about myself, there's no response at all," Mellish said. "If I put up something about females, there's a lot of apologies going on (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgtI_-Pr2Lg)."
When asked if women are more sensitive, he replied: "it appears to be that way."
However, the criticism online was coming from both genders:
https://t.co/p8twqmDsOE My dad used to same the same thing about #Asians (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Asians?src=hash) and no one laughed at that either ... cuz he was a racist.
— Peter O'Meara (@VancouverCube) January 19, 2016 (https://twitter.com/VancouverCube/status/689278570712010754)
...interesting sales technique #MellishMotors (https://twitter.com/hashtag/MellishMotors?src=hash)..You have tremendous faith in your clientele to so recklessly piss off such a huge demographic
— Josh Drummond (@joshdrummondart) January 19, 2016 (https://twitter.com/joshdrummondart/status/689263185589850112)
The difference between being provocative and being sexist a mystery at Mellish Motors https://t.co/bd12U8sHPI https://t.co/m62D98Pw5W
— Gail Rhyno (@gailrhyno) January 18, 2016 (https://twitter.com/gailrhyno/status/689205115841048576)
Mellish Motors is on PEI. I'm also on PEI. I have a friend who has chickens that lay 25+ eggs a day. See where I'm going with this?
— Jailhouse Parker (@JailhouseParker) January 18, 2016 (https://twitter.com/JailhouseParker/status/689187178044350464)
Some stepped up to defend Mellish and his signs, including a few women:
Everybody who is getting hot and bothered by the Mellish Motors sign needs to chill out. He always has risky things on there #whocares (https://twitter.com/hashtag/whocares?src=hash)
— Jessica Stewart (@jessicastewwart) January 19, 2016 (https://twitter.com/jessicastewwart/status/689285435353337857)
Am I the only one that isn't all worked up over the Mellish Motors' signs? I found myself chuckling at them. Especially the most recent one.
— Chelsea Arsenault (@Derpahontas) January 18, 2016 (https://twitter.com/Derpahontas/status/689194077141741568)
(h/t Buzzfeed (http://www.buzzfeed.com/laurenstrapagiel/what-is-this-a-car-for-snowflakes#.baN2zkvg7))
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"Women are like snowflakes," read the first sign at Mellish Motors (http://www.mellishmotors.com/) on Prince Edward Island. "They can't drive."
Another local business owner, Chelsea Ling of Papercakes Pretty (http://papercakespretty.com/), posted a photo of the sign on Facebook.
"I'm very much for businesses doing what they want and not for people saying 'oh, they run a business, they can't do that,' but I think there should be a common sense line of what's hateful and what's funny (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/mellish-motors-sign-women-1.3408524)," Ling told the CBC.
Ling also said she didn't want her sons to see the sign, which is on a major highway.
"Just because it is normal in society, I don't believe it's okay," she told the network.
But John Mellish, who manages the used-car dealership, isn't backing down. After receiving complaints, he changed the sign to read:
Still not backing down, he changed it a third time.
"Attention Drama Queens," it read. "Auditions for today have been cancelled!"
Just saw that the Mellish Motors sign has been changed again. #PEI (https://twitter.com/hashtag/PEI?src=hash) pic.twitter.com/inSl2gq42Z (https://t.co/inSl2gq42Z)
— Krystalle Ramlakhan (@KrystalleTR) January 18, 2016 (https://twitter.com/KrystalleTR/status/689149946264743937)
Mellish told the CBC the signs were meant to be funny.
"We probably struck a nerve with one or two people out there, and so be it -- that's fair ball," Mellish told the network. "Some people take it the right way and I love that."
He also said in a 2013 interview he posts controversial messages so people remember where his business is.
Mellish told "Morning Show on the Go" that he's never taken a sign down because of complaints, but he has apologized for some.
"If I put up something about men or about myself, there's no response at all," Mellish said. "If I put up something about females, there's a lot of apologies going on (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgtI_-Pr2Lg)."
When asked if women are more sensitive, he replied: "it appears to be that way."
However, the criticism online was coming from both genders:
https://t.co/p8twqmDsOE My dad used to same the same thing about #Asians (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Asians?src=hash) and no one laughed at that either ... cuz he was a racist.
— Peter O'Meara (@VancouverCube) January 19, 2016 (https://twitter.com/VancouverCube/status/689278570712010754)
...interesting sales technique #MellishMotors (https://twitter.com/hashtag/MellishMotors?src=hash)..You have tremendous faith in your clientele to so recklessly piss off such a huge demographic
— Josh Drummond (@joshdrummondart) January 19, 2016 (https://twitter.com/joshdrummondart/status/689263185589850112)
The difference between being provocative and being sexist a mystery at Mellish Motors https://t.co/bd12U8sHPI https://t.co/m62D98Pw5W
— Gail Rhyno (@gailrhyno) January 18, 2016 (https://twitter.com/gailrhyno/status/689205115841048576)
Mellish Motors is on PEI. I'm also on PEI. I have a friend who has chickens that lay 25+ eggs a day. See where I'm going with this?
— Jailhouse Parker (@JailhouseParker) January 18, 2016 (https://twitter.com/JailhouseParker/status/689187178044350464)
Some stepped up to defend Mellish and his signs, including a few women:
Everybody who is getting hot and bothered by the Mellish Motors sign needs to chill out. He always has risky things on there #whocares (https://twitter.com/hashtag/whocares?src=hash)
— Jessica Stewart (@jessicastewwart) January 19, 2016 (https://twitter.com/jessicastewwart/status/689285435353337857)
Am I the only one that isn't all worked up over the Mellish Motors' signs? I found myself chuckling at them. Especially the most recent one.
— Chelsea Arsenault (@Derpahontas) January 18, 2016 (https://twitter.com/Derpahontas/status/689194077141741568)
(h/t Buzzfeed (http://www.buzzfeed.com/laurenstrapagiel/what-is-this-a-car-for-snowflakes#.baN2zkvg7))
Also on HuffPost:
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