On the 10th of September, Sporties Hotel had this “joke” written on their advertising board directly outside their venue: 

“Cheers to birth control, the second best thing you can swallow to keep you from getting pregnant” 

Upon receiving feedback on just how inappropriate this text was, their response was a suggestion to adopt “a sense of humour” 

There is nothing funny about perpetuating a hotbed for sexist and ignorant attitudes towards women. There is no place for that sign and choice of words anywhere, let alone on the sidewalk of a popular strip within Launceston. The owner of this establishment is an elected member of the Launceston City Council - we would hate to think that this is an acceptable attitude held by council members, elected to represent the people of Launceston.

This petition is a call for an apology and some form of acknowledgement on the deep rooted problematic notions this poor choice of “humour” stands for.