We may have flight attendants instead of stewardesses these days, but the call button on this Greyhound bus (on its way from Sioux Falls to Omaha) reminds us that the serving class is figuratively, if not literally, female:
Also see this post on sexism in aviation (then and now) and this contemporary Continental ad with sexual innuendo.
Thanks to Stephen W. for the picture!
Comments 3
Nicole — March 20, 2009
Wow, I did not know that buses have something equivalent to flight attendants.
Stephen Wilson — March 20, 2009
I pushed the button out of curiosity. Alas, there was no nurse wearing a dress to assist me.
Wendy — March 21, 2009
i remember those buttons on planes! call the lady buttons, we called them.