Sydney Airport’s new sign called out by angry woman
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Australian woman called after criticizing new Sydney airport sign: ‘Another unnecessary display of virtue signage’
- Kobie Thatcher criticized a sign outside Sydney airport
- He closed the sign as “awakened” and “virtue sign”.
- Thatcher has received both praise and criticism.
An Australian woman was called out after she criticized Sydney’s new airport sign for being ‘woke’.
Kobie Thatcher took to Twitter to post a picture of the airport sign on Saturday, which was changed ahead of World Pride which starts on February 17.
The sign reads ‘SYD’ and is emblazoned in the colors of the LGBTQ+ flag of progress with the letter S in pink and blue to represent transgender people.
There are also black and brown stripes to represent LGBTQ people from an ethnic minority.
Mrs Thatcher closed the poster online.
“International travelers are now greeted with a warm welcome on arrival at Sydney airport,” he said.
‘Couldn’t we just have a neutral signal instead of another unnecessary display of virtue signaling?’
Kobie Thatcher took to Twitter to post a photo of the airport sign on Saturday.
She said: “International travelers are now greeted with a welcome on arrival at Sydney airport.”
She told Daily Mail Australia that she had received backlash after the post: “I think Australia has always been a welcoming and accepting place for people of all sexual orientations.”
“However, I think a lot of people are getting tired of seeing these kinds of exhibits that are becoming more and more common and really only represent a small percentage of our population.
“I’ve received some criticism for speaking out against this, but I think it’s important that the majority stand up and roll back this virtue-awakening, virtue-pointing ideology that has become so prevalent in our society in recent years.”
Her post triggered a flurry of responses, some agreeing with her while others dismissing her concerns.
One supporter said: ‘This country is wide awake.’
Another said: “It’s probably good to let them know what they’re up to, but I agree it’s not appropriate.”
While a third asked: ‘Why do we have a welcome sign belonging to a small section of the community? And even half of them don’t care or are ashamed. Appealing to a marginal segment of society is the new ‘diversity’.’
However, it has also received an avalanche of criticism from Australians who support the sign.
One reviewer responded to her tweet: ‘Grow up. Do you know what “being awake” is?
Another said: “It probably means a lot to LGBTQI+ youth plus youth struggling to be themselves.”
While a third noted: ‘Sydney is literally hosting its biggest event since the 2000 Olympics, World Pride! You can surely understand why the airport might want to welcome attendees.
A fourth added: ‘It probably means a lot to LGBTQI+ youth plus youth struggling to be themselves.
A fifth declared: ‘Sydney is literally hosting its biggest event since the 2000 Olympics, World Pride! Surely you can understand why the airport might want to welcome attendees!’
Another agreed, saying: ‘Don’t you have anything better to do than take offense at some colors welcoming the thousands of LGBTIQ+ travelers who arrive in Sydney for World Pride?’
The WorldPride festival in Sydney will take place from February 17 to March 5 with hundreds of events and the organizers expect around 500,000 partygoers to attend the celebrations.
The festival will coincide with the 50th Australian Gay Pride Week and the 45th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
To mark the significant milestones, the Sydney Harbor Bridge was lit up in the colors of the rainbow flag for the New Year’s Eve fireworks.
During the festival, the bridge will be closed to traffic to allow for a Pride March.
This will be the first time the bridge has been closed since the World Youth Day celebrations in 2008.