{"tag":"shame","articles":{"blog\/society\/toilets-locker-rooms":{"key":"blog\/society\/toilets-locker-rooms","type":"article","published":true,"meta":{"createdAt":"2017-07-13T11:53:18+02:00","publishedAt":"2017-07-13T11:50:00+02:00","group":"nudism","category":"blog","subcategory":"society","slug":"toilets-locker-rooms"},"content":{"en":{"slug":"toilets-locker-rooms","title":"Gender specific toilets and locker rooms make no sense","intro":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\n                \u003Cnoscript\u003E\n                    \u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/restroom-whatever_small.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Restroom sign: Whatever, just wash your hands\u0022 class=\u0022border-bottom\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022378.19672131148\u0022\u003E                \n                \u003C\/noscript\u003E\n                \u003Cspan class=\u0022hide-noscript\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022data:image\/png;base64,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\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/restroom-whatever_small.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Restroom sign: Whatever, just wash your hands\u0022 class=\u0022border-bottom\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022378.19672131148\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n                \n            \u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAt first I didn\u2019t really think about it. It was yet another thing that my parents taught me and I just accepted. Boys and girls need to have separate toilets and locker rooms, so that the boys wouldn\u2019t do nasty things to the girls. Simple.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut one day a cleaning \u003Cem\u003Elady\u003C\/em\u003E came in to the \u003Cem\u003Eboys\u2019\u003C\/em\u003E locker room. And one day a female teacher come in. How come? Why can they see half-naked boys, while our female classmates cannot? That got me thinking and trying to find any sense in that.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Csvg xmlns=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\u0022 style=\u0022display: none;\u0022\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E","content":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\n                \u003Cnoscript\u003E\n                    \u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/restroom-whatever_big.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Restroom sign: Whatever, just wash your hands\u0022 class=\u0022border\u0022 width=\u0022960\u0022 height=\u0022756.39344262295\u0022\u003E                \n                \u003C\/noscript\u003E\n                \u003Cspan class=\u0022hide-noscript\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022data:image\/png;base64,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\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/restroom-whatever_big.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Restroom sign: Whatever, just wash your hands\u0022 class=\u0022border\u0022 width=\u0022960\u0022 height=\u0022756.39344262295\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n                \u003Cfigcaption\u003E\n                    \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.tvnz.co.nz\/one-news\/new-zealand\/whatever-just-please-wash-your-hands-dunedin-theatre-installs-quirky-inclusive-signs\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\n                        \u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E\n                        tvnz.co.nz\/one-news\/new-zealand\/whatever-just-please-wash-your-hands-dunedin-theatre-installs-quirky-inclusive-signs\n                    \u003C\/a\u003E\n                \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\n            \u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAt first I didn\u2019t really think about it. It was yet another thing that my parents taught me and I just accepted. Boys and girls need to have separate toilets and locker rooms, so that the boys wouldn\u2019t do nasty things to the girls. Simple.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut one day a cleaning \u003Cem\u003Elady\u003C\/em\u003E came in to the \u003Cem\u003Eboys\u2019\u003C\/em\u003E locker room. And one day a female teacher come in. How come? Why can they see half-naked boys, while our female classmates cannot? That got me thinking and trying to find any sense in that.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEven more when I started realising I was gay. Since I fancy other guys, and since girls might fancy me, should I be always given a private locker room and bathroom, so that nobody sees anyone they might fancy?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EShowers in the male locker room at my gym were in renovation for over two weeks. Having to go back home all sweaty and stinky \u2013 not the best experience, trust me... The solution could be really simple \u2013 just temporarily let the guys use female showers. Nothing would happen. I have no problem not raping or assaulting anyone, no matter how hot and muscular they are, and I\u2019m sure straight guys wouldn\u2019t do that either, if they saw hot naked girls. It\u2019s not a darkroom, it\u2019s just basic hygiene, grow up!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAssuming we only strip to our underwear in the school locker room\u003Ca href=\u0022#ftn-1\u0022 id=\u0022ftn-ref-1\u0022\u003E\u003Csup\u003E[1]\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, how is that different from just enjoying a beach in our swimsuits? We don\u2019t separate those by gender (not anymore, at least). Did the world collapse? Did the beaches become dens of iniquity? Did we stop controlling ourselves just because we can see almost-naked persons of the opposite sex? No.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd what\u2019s the deal about the toilets? We have to unnecessarily build separate public toilets for two genders, because what? Because urinals? Man, if someone were inappropriately looking at my junk while I\u2019m pissing in a public restroom\u003Ca href=\u0022#ftn-2\u0022 id=\u0022ftn-ref-2\u0022\u003E\u003Csup\u003E[2]\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, I would be pissed \u2013 totally regardless of whether it\u2019s a female or male pervert. And except for pissing in a urinal, it\u2019s not like we do anything intimate in front of other people. Why would I care at all, what gender is the person in a next stall?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe separation of restrooms and locker rooms is not just idiotic and baseless, but can often become problematic, if you don\u2019t easily fit into binary gender division. And I\u2019m not talking only about the transgender, transsexual and nonbinary people. You can encounter some problems even if you\u2019re a cis, straight person. In which locker room should a mother help her little son change, so that none of them feels uncomfortable? To which toilet should a father take his little daughter, not to be regarded a pervert?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe whole thing with the gender division makes \u003Cstrong\u003Eno sense on any level\u003C\/strong\u003E. Can someone explain to me, why are we still doing that?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Chr\/\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022small\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022#ftn-ref-1\u0022 id=\u0022ftn-1\u0022\u003E\u003Csup\u003E[1]\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E Why the hell do people prefer to keep stinking with sweat for the rest of the day rather than just take their pants off and take a shower, is a separate topic. 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That got me thinking and trying to find any sense in that.\u003C\/p\u003E","contentLite":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/restroom-whatever_big.jpg\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/restroom-whatever_mini.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Restroom sign: Whatever, just wash your hands\u0022 width=\u0022240\u0022 height=\u0022189.09836065574\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\n                    \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.tvnz.co.nz\/one-news\/new-zealand\/whatever-just-please-wash-your-hands-dunedin-theatre-installs-quirky-inclusive-signs\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csmall\u003Etvnz.co.nz\/one-news\/new-zealand\/whatever-just-please-wash-your-hands-dunedin-theatre-installs-quirky-inclusive-signs\u003C\/small\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n                \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAt first I didn\u2019t really think about it. It was yet another thing that my parents taught me and I just accepted. Boys and girls need to have separate toilets and locker rooms, so that the boys wouldn\u2019t do nasty things to the girls. Simple.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut one day a cleaning \u003Cem\u003Elady\u003C\/em\u003E came in to the \u003Cem\u003Eboys\u2019\u003C\/em\u003E locker room. And one day a female teacher come in. How come? Why can they see half-naked boys, while our female classmates cannot? That got me thinking and trying to find any sense in that.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEven more when I started realising I was gay. Since I fancy other guys, and since girls might fancy me, should I be always given a private locker room and bathroom, so that nobody sees anyone they might fancy?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EShowers in the male locker room at my gym were in renovation for over two weeks. Having to go back home all sweaty and stinky \u2013 not the best experience, trust me... The solution could be really simple \u2013 just temporarily let the guys use female showers. Nothing would happen. I have no problem not raping or assaulting anyone, no matter how hot and muscular they are, and I\u2019m sure straight guys wouldn\u2019t do that either, if they saw hot naked girls. It\u2019s not a darkroom, it\u2019s just basic hygiene, grow up!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAssuming we only strip to our underwear in the school locker room\u003Ca href=\u0022#ftn-1\u0022 id=\u0022ftn-ref-1\u0022\u003E\u003Csup\u003E[1]\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, how is that different from just enjoying a beach in our swimsuits? We don\u2019t separate those by gender (not anymore, at least). Did the world collapse? Did the beaches become dens of iniquity? Did we stop controlling ourselves just because we can see almost-naked persons of the opposite sex? No.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd what\u2019s the deal about the toilets? We have to unnecessarily build separate public toilets for two genders, because what? Because urinals? Man, if someone were inappropriately looking at my junk while I\u2019m pissing in a public restroom\u003Ca href=\u0022#ftn-2\u0022 id=\u0022ftn-ref-2\u0022\u003E\u003Csup\u003E[2]\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, I would be pissed \u2013 totally regardless of whether it\u2019s a female or male pervert. And except for pissing in a urinal, it\u2019s not like we do anything intimate in front of other people. Why would I care at all, what gender is the person in a next stall?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe separation of restrooms and locker rooms is not just idiotic and baseless, but can often become problematic, if you don\u2019t easily fit into binary gender division. And I\u2019m not talking only about the transgender, transsexual and nonbinary people. You can encounter some problems even if you\u2019re a cis, straight person. In which locker room should a mother help her little son change, so that none of them feels uncomfortable? To which toilet should a father take his little daughter, not to be regarded a pervert?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe whole thing with the gender division makes \u003Cstrong\u003Eno sense on any level\u003C\/strong\u003E. Can someone explain to me, why are we still doing that?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Chr\/\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022small\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022#ftn-ref-1\u0022 id=\u0022ftn-1\u0022\u003E\u003Csup\u003E[1]\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E Why the hell do people prefer to keep stinking with sweat for the rest of the day rather than just take their pants off and take a shower, is a separate topic. Hint: \u003Ca href=\u0022\/tag\/homophobia\u0022\u003E homophobia\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr\/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022#ftn-ref-2\u0022 id=\u0022ftn-2\u0022\u003E\u003Csup\u003E[2]\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E Well, except if it happened like in a gay bar or something \ud83d\ude09\u003Cbr\/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","words":544,"readTime":3,"lang":"en"}}},"blog\/society\/keiner-furzt-in-der-u-bahn":{"key":"blog\/society\/keiner-furzt-in-der-u-bahn","type":"article","published":true,"meta":{"createdAt":"2017-04-28T19:44:08+02:00","publishedAt":"2017-04-18T22:44:00+02:00","group":"berlin-idiots","category":"blog","subcategory":"society","slug":"keiner-furzt-in-der-u-bahn"},"content":{"de":{"slug":"keiner-furzt-in-der-u-bahn","title":"Keiner furzt in der U-Bahn...","intro":"\u003Cp\u003E...dann warum, zum Teufel, raucht man da?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Csvg xmlns=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\u0022 style=\u0022display: none;\u0022\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E","content":"\u003Cp\u003E...dann warum, zum Teufel, raucht man da?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EManchen Berliner ist es anscheinend schei\u00dfegal, dass rauchen in den U-Bahn Stationen verboten ist. Andere rauchen zwar nicht, aber sie verteidigen heftig die Raucher, wenn man sie r\u00fcgt. Obwohl es verboten ist (Deutsche Ordnung!), hab ich noch keinmal gesehen, dass irgendwer eigentlich gestraft daf\u00fcr wird, dass er\/sie diese stinkenden, giftigen D\u00e4mpfe in die Gesichter der Menschen blasen. Aber wenn man doch bestraft w\u00e4re, ist das Bu\u00dfgeld nur \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.morgenpost.de\/printarchiv\/berlin\/article102904288\/Bussgeld-fuer-Rauchen-auf-U-Bahnhoefen.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E 15\u20ac\u003C\/a\u003E. Ist es ein Witz?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERauchen ust wie furzen. Sicher, manchmal bist du dazu gezwungen, sei es durch Physiologie oder durch Sucht, aber auf der anderen Seite kannst du es auch f\u00fcr eine Weile halten und es in einem angemesseneren Moment tun. Sie stinken beide, sie sind f\u00fcr die Menschen um dich herum unangenehm. Und das Rauchen ist noch schlimmer, weil es negative Auswirkungen auf die Gesundheit von Passivrauchern hat.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAber kann man es sich vorstellen, einen stolzen, lauten, langen Furz unter einer Gruppe von Leuten auf der Stra\u00dfe, Bushaltestelle oder in einem Caf\u00e9 freizulassen? Warum zum Teufel ist es gesellschaftlich akzeptabel, Tabakrauch freizusetzen, ohne sich darum zu k\u00fcmmern, wer es inhalieren muss?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Csvg xmlns=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\u0022 style=\u0022display: none;\u0022\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E","tags":["gesellschaft","gestank","gesundheit","rauchen","u-bahn","zigaretten"],"hasMore":true,"image":null,"introLite":"\u003Cp\u003E...dann warum, zum Teufel, raucht man da?\u003C\/p\u003E","contentLite":"\u003Cp\u003E...dann warum, zum Teufel, raucht man da?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EManchen Berliner ist es anscheinend schei\u00dfegal, dass rauchen in den U-Bahn Stationen verboten ist. Andere rauchen zwar nicht, aber sie verteidigen heftig die Raucher, wenn man sie r\u00fcgt. Obwohl es verboten ist (Deutsche Ordnung!), hab ich noch keinmal gesehen, dass irgendwer eigentlich gestraft daf\u00fcr wird, dass er\/sie diese stinkenden, giftigen D\u00e4mpfe in die Gesichter der Menschen blasen. Aber wenn man doch bestraft w\u00e4re, ist das Bu\u00dfgeld nur \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.morgenpost.de\/printarchiv\/berlin\/article102904288\/Bussgeld-fuer-Rauchen-auf-U-Bahnhoefen.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E 15\u20ac\u003C\/a\u003E. Ist es ein Witz?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERauchen ust wie furzen. Sicher, manchmal bist du dazu gezwungen, sei es durch Physiologie oder durch Sucht, aber auf der anderen Seite kannst du es auch f\u00fcr eine Weile halten und es in einem angemesseneren Moment tun. Sie stinken beide, sie sind f\u00fcr die Menschen um dich herum unangenehm. Und das Rauchen ist noch schlimmer, weil es negative Auswirkungen auf die Gesundheit von Passivrauchern hat.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAber kann man es sich vorstellen, einen stolzen, lauten, langen Furz unter einer Gruppe von Leuten auf der Stra\u00dfe, Bushaltestelle oder in einem Caf\u00e9 freizulassen? Warum zum Teufel ist es gesellschaftlich akzeptabel, Tabakrauch freizusetzen, ohne sich darum zu k\u00fcmmern, wer es inhalieren muss?\u003C\/p\u003E","words":197,"readTime":null,"lang":"de"},"en":{"slug":"nobody-farts-in-the-tube","title":"Nobody farts in the tube...","intro":"\u003Cp\u003E...so why the hell does anyone smoke there?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Csvg xmlns=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\u0022 style=\u0022display: none;\u0022\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E","content":"\u003Cp\u003E...so why the hell does anyone smoke there?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESome Berliners don\u2019t seem to give a damn about the smoking ban in the tube stations. Others don\u2019t smoke themselves, but they fiercely defend the smokers, if you dare to reprimand them. Even though it\u2019s forbidden (and it\u2019s Germany, for fuck\u2019s sake!), I\u2019ve never seen anyone being fined for blowing those stinky, toxic fumes into people\u2019s faces. But apparently they would only have to cough up mere \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.morgenpost.de\/printarchiv\/berlin\/article102904288\/Bussgeld-fuer-Rauchen-auf-U-Bahnhoefen.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E 15\u20ac\u003C\/a\u003E anyway. Is that a joke?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom my point of view, smoking is just like farting. Sure, sometimes you\u2019re forced to do it, be it by physiology or by addiction, but on the other hand you can also hold it for a while and do it in a more appropriate moment. They both stink, they are both unpleasant for the people around you. And smoking is even worse, because of its negative effect on passive smokers\u2019 health.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut can you imagine someone proudly releasing a loud, long fart amid a group of people on the street, bus stop or in a caf\u00e9? Then why the hell is it socially acceptable to release tobacco smoke without caring for who will have to inhale it?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Csvg xmlns=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\u0022 style=\u0022display: none;\u0022\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E","tags":["cigarettes","co-existence","health","public place","shame","smoking","stink"],"hasMore":true,"image":null,"introLite":"\u003Cp\u003E...so why the hell does anyone smoke there?\u003C\/p\u003E","contentLite":"\u003Cp\u003E...so why the hell does anyone smoke there?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESome Berliners don\u2019t seem to give a damn about the smoking ban in the tube stations. Others don\u2019t smoke themselves, but they fiercely defend the smokers, if you dare to reprimand them. Even though it\u2019s forbidden (and it\u2019s Germany, for fuck\u2019s sake!), I\u2019ve never seen anyone being fined for blowing those stinky, toxic fumes into people\u2019s faces. But apparently they would only have to cough up mere \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.morgenpost.de\/printarchiv\/berlin\/article102904288\/Bussgeld-fuer-Rauchen-auf-U-Bahnhoefen.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E 15\u20ac\u003C\/a\u003E anyway. Is that a joke?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom my point of view, smoking is just like farting. Sure, sometimes you\u2019re forced to do it, be it by physiology or by addiction, but on the other hand you can also hold it for a while and do it in a more appropriate moment. They both stink, they are both unpleasant for the people around you. And smoking is even worse, because of its negative effect on passive smokers\u2019 health.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut can you imagine someone proudly releasing a loud, long fart amid a group of people on the street, bus stop or in a caf\u00e9? Then why the hell is it socially acceptable to release tobacco smoke without caring for who will have to inhale it?\u003C\/p\u003E","words":205,"readTime":null,"lang":"en"}}}}}