<div><p>Nobody likes to be told who they are, especially when it comes to being an authentic person. </p><p>So, when an anonymous group purchased $2,000 USD of adspace on a billboard outide of Greensboro, North Carolina, community members took offense. In two sentences, the anonymous group managed to alienate and offend husbands and wives at the same time. </p><p>The billboard says: "Real men provide. Real women appreciate it."</p><div><figure><a href="http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/greensboro.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/cd/8cd74033-87f4-56ed-9af2-e362eec5e4e7/58ade3221aa5f.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C800" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/58ade3221aa5f-image-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/58ade3221aa5f-image-1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/58ade3221aa5f-image-1_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/58ade3221aa5f-image-1_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/58ade3221aa5f-image-1_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/58ade3221aa5f-image-1_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/58ade3221aa5f-image-1_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/58ade3221aa5f-image-1_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/58ade3221aa5f-image-1_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/58ade3221aa5f-image-1_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/58ade3221aa5f-image-1_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/58ade3221aa5f-image-1_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/58ade3221aa5f-image-1_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/greensboro.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/cd/8cd74033-87f4-56ed-9af2-e362eec5e4e7/58ade3221aa5f.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C800" target="_blank">News & Record</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>Within days, the controversial text had the community buzzing - some people didn't see the harm with it, while others couldn't believe that something so sexist could be allowed on public display.</p><div><amp-twitter height="472" width="375" layout="responsive" data-tweetid="834455024415670274"></amp-twitter></div><p>While some many were offended, other's didn't see the problem. Several <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1871371746481910/?active_tab=discussion">comments </a>came from men who suggested that the protest was missing the key point: that real men provide. </p><p>Aguments for the sign suggest that it is positive because it's calling men out - requiring them to step up and take responsibility for things like childcare, child support and contributes to the household.</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>A protest has been organized for Sunday, February 26. So far 122 people are expected to attend. If this sign showed up in your community, how would you feel?</p><p>Boutique owner, Molly Grace, organized the protest and told <a href="http://www.wxii12.com/article/real-men-provide-real-women-appreciate-it-billboard-draws-controversy/8964441">local news</a> that she felt that the billboard was a "very blatant about wanting to silence women and tell them to just accept the way that things are."</p><p>Is this freedom of speech, a marketing gimmick, or plain old patriarchy? Let us know in the comments below.</p></div>