From: 890530m@dragon.acadiau.ca (Darren MacKenzie)
Subject: Re: <none>
Organization: Acadia University
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 18:12:15 GMT

N2SX <N2SX@UNB.CA> writes:

>A couple of general questions from a psychology student: 1. How
>would readers of this group react to unisex washrooms?  2. Under
>what circumstances (if any) would you enter a washroom of the
>opposite sex?  I appologise if anyone finds this topic
>uncomfortable.  My assignment is to condust an informal survey of
>some aspect of everyday human psychology.  Any assistance would be
>appreciated.  Thank you.

I remember this discussion came up a couple years back on the net.  I'll
say the same thing now that I say then.  As I am living in a co-ed dorm,
I would have no problems of shared bathrooms (even in public places).  There
are several dorms at this university with shared bathrooms, and noone has any
problems with it...not even the shared showers.  I expect some feminist
(okay, Muffy, let's have it) to say that there's probably sexaul harassment,
and all that bullshit, but there isn't.  As for in public, though, it may
be a bit different than a university dorm.  You may get some drunk, or some
whino, or whatever, or even a crazy female, and anything bad could happen.
I have no problem with it, but I don't think society is ready for it.

Nextly, I would and HAVE entered the opposite sex bathrooms in public, more
than once, actually.  I remember once I was in a mall in Halifax, and the
male washroom was U/S, and the child's washroom (yes, there was one) was
LOCKED (useless)...so I went into the women's washroom.  There was noone in
there at the time, so I had no problems.  However, another time, in another
mall in Halifax, I went into the washroom area, and found no male washroom;
there was a female, but no male.  I had no time to waste looking around for
a washroom, so I entered the female washroom.  I had a female friend with
me at the time, and she just laughed at it, however, I got some strange
looks from the women inside, as if they were saying "What kind of pervert
is this", and so on.  I never wanted to tell someone off so much in my life,
but I didn't say anything.  I'm SURE that if the tables were turned, that
it would supposed to be ACCEPTABLE for a female to enter a male washroom.
It turns out that the sign fell off the door and got kicked over into a corner
where I didn't see it, until my female friend pointed it out upon my leaving
the bathroom.  I think it's funny, when I look back on it, but I didn't like
the women's attitudes.  Another time I was in a bar in Sydney (N.S.), in
the afternoon (not many people around).  Myself and one of my friends were
haveing something to eat.  I went into the bathroom to wash my hands, and
there were no paper towels.  Frustrated, I walked myself into the female
washroom, and dried my hands.  One of the waitresses was in there washing
her hands, and she just laughed when I told her why I was in there.  A few
minutes later (I'm back at my table) some bitch comes over (another waitress)
and gives me the third degree of how that was wrong, and other bullshit.
Needless to say, I was angry...but I let this pass, too.

I expect flames from all the feminists from this one, and I can't wait to
see the replies.

I hope this info helps you, too.
-Doc


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