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re: Odd behavior in theater restroom
Posted by: portenopete 12:18 pm EST 12/21/15
In reply to: Odd behavior in theater restroom - Teacher64 03:12 am EST 12/21/15
I suspect that gender-separated restrooms will one day be viewed as an antiquated and charming oddity, the way that men's and women's lounges in restaurants are (something I am just old enough to remember existing into the the 1970's).

In many cutting edge restaurants nowadays there are no gender divisions (mind you, there are no urinals either): just unisex stalls and shared sinks.

At the same time, I don't buy the "emergency" defence in all cases: I have seen women getting a look at the line up for their toilet and make a beeline for the men's, laughing all the way about their behaviour.

I agree it's weird and I think Teacher64 is right that there is a double standard at play that would not permit a man to do the same thing. I admit I get freaked out when I see women (or young girls with fathers) in my men's room lair, but I think that with familiarity it will become less uncomfortable.

(A more pressing point, I think, is the reprehensible design of so many public toilets, especially the ones I've noticed recently in a lot of movie theatres that have capacity for, say, 40-50 men but just one narrow corridor through which to enter and exit, thus making for a madhouse after screenings.)

(And don't get me started on theatre toilets in London!)
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