Kris  May 17, 2024
Gender segregated bathrooms are sexist and should be banned and im not kidding
Show threadtyzbitMay 17, 2024
@endali

women using bathrooms previously specified as for men: unsafe, isolated

women using bathrooms previously specified as for women: unsafe, uncertain to gauge the threat before walking in

men using bathrooms previously specified as for men: no change for decent guys, for shitty guys now they can harass women in an isolated area away from other people while she's her most vulnerable (and perhaps unable to be heard if she screams)

men using bathrooms previously specified as for women: the patriarchy grows stronger

Can you outline how these statements are not true or accurate -- or if they are true, how it's still worth banning gender-specific bathrooms?
Show threadAcorn Squashbuckler

@tyzbit @endali Yeah, I think these issues stand if we keep the layout of the bathroom the same. If we change things around so stall walls go from floor to ceiling and the public parts of the washroom (sinks and such) are visible to the public from an open doorway, the threat of isolation goes away and with it at least some of the danger.

I'm not really in a position to comment on how this fares when widely implemented, but I've seen it in use once and it worked well for that restaurant.

May 17, 2024 at 8:54pmWeb