AN AUSTRIAN businessman today announced he would get rid of urinals shaped like women's mouths from a public toilet near Vienna's national opera, after facing pressure from politicians who demanded
their removal.

The urinals, which are located in the "Opera Toilet," a lavishly decorated public restroom, feature thick, lipsticked lips, a set of teeth and a bright red tongue.

"We think that it’s tasteless, misogynistic and offensive," Marianne Lackner, media spokeswoman for the Vienna Department of Women’s Affairs said.

Neuhold Gerhard, owner of the toilet's operator Neuhold Gerhard Limited, said he would remove the urinals.

"If there is such outrage in Austria then it’s not a problem," he said.

"We will remove them in the next 14 days."