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TexasTowelie

(116,755 posts) Mon Feb 18, 2019, 09:53 PM Feb 2019

School system's debated new logo back to the drawing board. Does it resemble female genitalia?

Left, the proposed logo presented to the board. Right, the draft preferred by Board Member Roy Rabold.

Tweaks are on the table for the proposed new logo for Fayette County Public Schools. Still split on what the logo looks like, the Board of Education decided to hold off on a final vote at their Feb. 4 work session.

At question is what the logo looks like to different people. It is intended to be a diamond representing excellence and a flame symbolizing knowledge, but there is a sentiment among some that the finished product looks like female genitalia.

Superintendent Dr. Jody Barrow said the debate comes down to personal perception.

“When you look at logos, everybody has a different perception,” he said. “I feel like we’re at a point where we’re ready to go. I know there have been some perceptions of maybe the design looking a little different. Clearly that’s not what we see. We see something brand new, clean, and fresh.”

Read more: http://fayette-news.net/school-systems-debated-new-logo-back-to-the-drawing-board/?fbclid=IwAR0rutz32fODa4XedAwLct9wC0kvHDaxi1N1a1N1svT52UAtbSyWu1tTjn0

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School system's debated new logo back to the drawing board. Does it resemble female genitalia? (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2019 OP

Dr. Barry Marchman needs to find a hobby. n/t Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #1

He probably thinks that Florida resembles a penis also. n/t TexasTowelie Feb 2019 #3

Thinking of the joke, the punchline of which is- rzemanfl Feb 2019 #4

Exactly. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2019 #5

Hell, the one on the right is the one that would Vogon_Glory Feb 2019 #2

Sometimes people reveal more about themselves than they intend when they open their mouths to speak. RockRaven Feb 2019 #6

Exactly. It would have never crossed my mind... TJKay Feb 2019 #8

In the line of duty as a peds nurse practitioner, I examine... 3catwoman3 Feb 2019 #7

No but I'd think it was a gas company... Phentex Mar 2019 #9

I don't think any of those board members have had oral sex with a woman receiving. aikoaiko Mar 2019 #10

I'll agree with your assessment of the situation. TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #11

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)

1. Dr. Barry Marchman needs to find a hobby. n/t

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Feb 18, 2019, 10:10 PM

Feb 2019

TexasTowelie

(116,755 posts)

3. He probably thinks that Florida resembles a penis also. n/t

Reply to Adsos Letter (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 18, 2019, 10:12 PM

Feb 2019

rzemanfl

(30,288 posts)

4. Thinking of the joke, the punchline of which is-

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 18, 2019, 10:20 PM

Feb 2019

"Me Doctor? You're the one with all the dirty pictures."

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,727 posts)

5. Exactly.

Reply to rzemanfl (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 18, 2019, 10:30 PM

Feb 2019

I'm not that crazy about either logo, but my opinion really does not count here.

Vogon_Glory

(9,571 posts)

2. Hell, the one on the right is the one that would

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Feb 18, 2019, 10:11 PM

Feb 2019

concern me if I cared about such things.

A note to the graphics designer: whatever you do, DON’T make your next revision look like a taco.

RockRaven

(16,269 posts)

6. Sometimes people reveal more about themselves than they intend when they open their mouths to speak.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Feb 18, 2019, 10:32 PM

Feb 2019

It's a little abstract logo. It could be a flame. It could be a plant/flower. It could be a nematode. It could, according to this article, be a vulva. I dunno, my first impression was "flame."

Question about the guy who did the logo redesign and removed a little white bit: what anatomical structure did HE see that white bit as when he saw female genitalia in this logo? What did HE think he was removing from the logo? The reason I ask is: was it the clitoris? Does he support clitoridectomies? What the hell is he unintentionally saying?