A billboard advertising a kitchen along with the words , 'your wife wants me , ' has New York college students urging the building and renovation company who posted the message to throw in the towel . Infuriated students from Siena College claim that the Teakwood Builders billboard is 'sexist ' and protested the sign last Tuesday afternoon . 'So it could say , 'You know you want me , ' and that could include men and women . Because in today 's world , men and women are the ones in the kitchen doing the cooking - not just women , ' a protester standing in front of the Billboard told News 10 . Scroll down for video . Grilling the company : Students at Siena College protested this billboard for Teakwood Builders last week and claimed that the ad was sexist against women . New phrases : Some Siena students found the billboard to be sexist and offensive , so they gathered under the billboard in protest on last Tuesday afternoon will signs saying things like , ' I can buy my own kitchen ' Both male and female students held signs with phrases that said things like , 'men can make their own sandwiches . ' 'Women left the kitchen decades ago , ' and ' I can buy my own kitchen , ' were also written on decorated signs . Siena student Delaney Rivers wrote an email that said , ' [ The billboard ] implies that men are the primary financial supporters of women and that women are materialistic and portrayed as having no other value outside of the kitchen . This is especially egregious towards students at our institution as many of us are working towards financial independence in hopes to have successful careers and equality in our relationships . ' Teakwood Builders did their best to assure students at the school that their advertisement was just a joke that was never meant to offend anyone . Protesters : Students from Siena College claiming the sign was 'sexist , ' protested the billboard last Tuesday . Just a joke ? : Teakwood Builders claimed that the sign was a joke aimed 'at women with a sense of humor ' but these Students who stood outside the sign to protest last Tuesday were not laughing . 'Thank you for the message regarding the report on our billboard in Newtonville . A vast majority of Teakwood ’ s clients are women . Frequently they are the decision makers about major expenditures . This billboard – and the entire “ Your wife wants me ” campaign is good-natured , tongue in cheek fun meant to appeal to women who have a sense of humor , a sense of history and healthy self-esteem , ' said a response from the company sent to News 10 . Teakwood Builders went as far as thanking the students for their 'excitement about their cause ' and also for 'drawing attention to the gorgeous Teakwood kitchen ' on the Billboard . Some supporters of the kitchen renovation and construction company took to Twitter to express their positive opinion about the sign 's humor . 'Cancelled my wife 's new kitchen and showed her this article . Thank you , IOU1 # GoingFishing , ' joked Byte_Stryke . 'Anyone protesting this needs to get a life . Personally I as a wife would love to have my hubby buy this , ' wrote Dawn Appelberg . Wrote an email : Siena student Delaney Rivers wrote an email that said , ' [ The billboard ] implies that men are the primary financial supporters of women and that women are materialistic '
A 'sexist ' billboard advertising a kitchen along with the words , 'your wife wants me , ' compelled Siena College students to protest last week . Both male and female students held signs with phrases that said things like , 'men can make their own sandwiches ' Teakwood Builders said the sign was , 'meant to appeal to women who have a sense of humor ' Comment: and was just a joke .