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Virgin Atlantic P's People Off

Virgin Atlantic Airways scrapped plans to install bright-red
urinals shaped like women's open lips at New York's John F
Kennedy Airport, saying it had received complaints they were
offensive.

“Virgin Atlantic was very sorry to hear of people's concerns
about the design of the 'Kisses' urinals to be fitted into
our clubhouse at JFK Airport.  We can assure everyone who
complained to us that no offence was ever intended,” Virgin
spokesman John Riordan said in a statement.

“I don't know many men who think it's cool to pee in a
woman's mouth, even a porcelain one,” said one complainant.

The urinal, designed by a Dutch company, was the idea of a female
designer. Riordan said Virgin was surprised by the negative
reaction to the plan, part of designs for the lounge, built to
pamper first-class customers.

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