Mechanics or not, women are objects . . .

. . . to be oogled at and then run over. Okay, well that's what I got from this image, but some might say I'm hyper-critical. The image is actually taken from a news story about a growing trend in France. Seems that French women are breaking boundaries as they begin opening up all-female mechanic garages. The news pieces, however, have decided to focus less on the good points of the story, and stick with what they know: mechanics or not, women are sex objects. I clearly see how female legs under a car adequately conveys the point of the story, as well as the sense of empowerment these women feel from pursuing and succeeding in a field that has historically elided them. Ahhh, but that's not the point. The point, my dear friends, is that women shouldn't be taken seriously, whether or not they can fix a radiator leak or replace your carburetor. And I won't even address the homicidal nature of the image.