It appears the season for Bathroom Battles has arived here in America.
I’m not going to venture into the realm of morality. What I want to explore is the natural outcome of removing the time-honored segragation of the population as it pertains to bathroom facilities. It’s a peek forward into the “world of unforeseen consequences”.
Like many public policies, a change is made to the traditional landscape. Those leading the call for change pat themselves on the back. As time progresses, the “new norm” begins to reveal aspects of change that most supporters did not expect and do not support.
Now that the call is for individuals to pick the restroom that most closely matches their feelings about themselves on a given day, the natural outgrowth of that policy would include:
- More men using the Ladies’ Room.
Once the policy is in place, more men than women will cross over. A number of the men will use the policy as a premise to enter a previously forbidden zone. It will have nothing to do with perceived sexual orientation. It will be more an expression of the crass behavior of the male of the species. - Some of the men will be voyeurs (with and without cameras)
- Some of the men will be stalkers.
- Some of the men will be pedifiles.
- Some of the men will be rapists
- Some of the men will be petty criminals looking for an easy score.
- Some establishments will take the opportunity to follow Euope and eliminate two restrooms for one unisex facility. Save money and time. More profit for the business.
Perhaps a better solution is to keep two separate facilities and add a third for the more adventuresome souls.
Another solution would be to relabel their usage.
- Menu/Women
The old custom. Needs replacing. - Male/Female
No. Not good enough. Too much like the current rules of today’s society. - Hung/Un-hung
Perhaps a little too graphic in nature. - Out-ie/In-nie
Works for bellybuttons, why not for restrooms?