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Is there a bathroom in the house? : Comments

By Jocelynne Scutt, published 10/4/2012

The discriminatory impact of physiology in everyday life.

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I think this takes the biscuit for THE most ridiculous feminist article I have ever read. And I've read some doozies.

It has to be a wind up.

I so hope it's serious though. I cant wait to trot this one out again and again.

Can anyone confirm whether this is the career defining essay of Jocelynne, or some sort of parody? I hope it gets read in gender studies courses around the world.
Posted by Houellebecq, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 2:32:08 PM
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I'm surprised that none of you have noticed the queues outside female toilets. It's actually a serious issue and I have no idea why it hasn't been addressed in building codes, let alone designs.
Posted by GrahamY, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 2:46:30 PM
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Is there a centre for male studies? I often have to ask my wife to steal a little paper from the ladies so I can use the men's. This is really unjust. Are their not any barister men with the time to go in and bat for us? I can't also work out why my wife insists on having the seat down. Is this something they teach in assertion classes?
Posted by runner, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 3:06:00 PM
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I once worked in a place where there was one loo, and one loo only for both genders to use between about 30 staff.
Posted by JamesH, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 3:19:51 PM
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Some Indian women are using the country's tough anti-dowry laws to frame innocent men.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/money-for-nothing-20120409-1wl2q.html#ixzz1rc19PX32
Posted by JamesH, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 3:25:33 PM
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Well there's more than one way to skin a cat Graham.

I suggest timers on the stall doors. It cant take that much longer for a woman to open a door, remove pants and sit down as it does for men to open fly and unwind the one eyed trouser snake. Men have normally drunk a lot more pints than women have wines - which are significantly less in volume BTW, so the actual urination would take longer for men.

And as I said, imagine the outcry if women were expected to stand, no matter what the design of the urinal. And it would be 'icky'!

Why should women deserve more privacy while taking a leak, or more comfort?

In this user-pays world, I think women should pay for the superior cleanliness of their toilets, and the luxury of sitting down.

See, it's of no advantage in being male in going to the toilet, it's just that men are more pragmatic and less fussy. Women can choose the odd bit of dribble, to stand in a bit of pee, to keep eye contact while they discuss important issues next to a stranger with their privates exposed. As I said, women are physically capable of standing up to pee, even in urinals designed for men.

There is no physiological reason why they cant. They're just precious.

I think men should become more precious, and require a high pressure bidet next to each toilet (porcelain recliner), as we eat more meat and less fibre, and have bigger and sloppier turds in general. It's a cultural and physiological difference that should be catered for, and the men of Australia are worth it!

Also, as men for some reason see the need to piss and even defecate all over the seat, floor and vomit in the sinks etc, we need to have our toilets cleaned more often.

And remember, we also need extra room for more wipe-on sex appeal vending machines.
Posted by Houellebecq, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 3:28:33 PM
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