Houston School Takes Down 'Sexist' Quote After Social Media Controversy

<p>A sign at a Houston elementary and middle school that sparked criticism on social media has been removed. </p>

Sunday, August 19th 2018, 2:41 pm

By: News 9

Houston School Takes Down 'Sexist' Quote After Social Media Controversy

A sign at a Houston elementary and middle school that sparked criticism on social media has been removed.

The Houston Independent School District says the sign that read, “The more you act like a lady, the more he’ll act like a gentleman,” was removed Friday night. The wall was patched and repainted.

The sign was above a row of lockers in a girls’ locker room at Gregory-Lincoln Education Center, a school covering kindergarten through eighth grade.

The sign drew attention on social media after a Houston resident posted a picture of it on Twitter . Critics on social media called the sign “victim-blaming” and misogynistic.

Classes have not begun for the semester. According to the district’s website , the first day of school is Aug. 27.

This is the wall at Gregory-Lincoln Middle School in Houston ISD.
It's perpetuating horrible gender stereotypes, shaming women, and relinquishing boys of all responsibility. It's sexist, mysogonistic, and discriminatory!

I'm horrified. @shannonrwatts #MeToo #HISD pic.twitter.com/UqjaDlI0ys
— lbeckman (@lbeckman) August 17, 2018

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A sign at a Houston elementary and middle school that sparked criticism on social media has been removed.

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