Someone might have mentioned this, but there are a few colleges with co-ed bathrooms, and no one seems to freak out. Back at Dear Old Macalester, for example, the floors or sections of the residence halls would often decide to go co-ed. It was sort of a culture shock for me, initially, but after a few days it was totally unremarkable.
It was also a good way to confront and overcome prejudices. Coming from small-town Minnesota, I had a pretty narrow perspective on what was normal. When I went to college in '91, I'd never met anyone who was openly gay. All of a sudden, I was in a situation where I would regularly wind up sharing a communal shower with people who were gay or bi. Again, sort of a culture shock, but not such a big deal. I believe Carleton had the same setup, albeit for a much uglier student body. Regards, Mike Skoglund Loring Park / New York City -- now with electricity! On 8/15/03 04:41 PM, "phaedrus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > When society has reached a point where there is no > discrimination on gender or sexuality, there will be > no need for separate restrooms (or showers). Frankly, > I'd like to see that happen now. Let us divide the > country at the Mississippi. The west goes to those who > are into open mindedness, the east can go to those who > want to live in a culture based on religious or > cultural fundamentalism. You might be more "righteous" > and we might have more flakes, but we won't stone > women for adultery or crucify men for kissing other > men. Sound fair? [...] TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
