Bathroom discrimination.

[JustJack]

O.k, todays topic.
Bathroom Discrimination: The final confrontation.
Who gets it better? Men or Women?

As a male, being in male-gendered bathrooms ever once n' awhile, I notice that we're always out of toilet paper, there is hardly ever any soap, and it's clear that its not cleaned very often, if at all.
But, women's bathrooms always seem so nice. I have seen a couch in one, but I've mostly noticed air-freshiners plugged into the walls, to keep it smelling fine. Their soap is Pink, and cleans nicely. Meanwhile boys bathrooms get some green goo, that doesn't even lather!
And trust me, I've been inside a number of female-gendered bathrooms in my time. If you gotta go, & some janitor keeps locking the boys bathroom...I'm not afraid to walk right in(although, I would at least open the door, & make sure everyone, if anyone, was prepared.)

But, there are fair arguments. If there was a couch in the boys bathroom...would you want to sit on it? Would a guy steal the air-fleshiners plugged into the wall? If it smelt that good, I would. ;) But PLEASE....at least give us T.P, & Soap. geeze!

[Kal-el]

I do realize that women's bathrooms do have creature comforts that men's do not. It really doesn't seem right. One thing, though...if a mens room had a couch, would any guy use it? Honestly, I can't see me sitting back on a couch in a guys bathroom and feeling comfortable one bit. I like to get in, do my business, wash my hands, and get out. Maybe a quick glance in the mirror to make sure everything is in place, and that's it.
I would like to have tp, a decent air freshener (not urinal cake scented), soap that actually lathers, and paper towels in the dispenser. Not too much to ask, is it?

[joker]

one thing is for sure, i wouldnt want to sit on a couch if it was in the boys bathroom.

all the bathrooms in my school arent in great condition, the stall doors dont shut completely, we never have toilet paper, and if we do its the toilet paper thats paper......why cat we get some sharmans? we sont even have soap dispencer.

ive never been in the girls bath room so i cant really compare.

[Naraht]

my biggest complaint is toilet condition...I won't sit on public toilets, cause the toilets in the men's room are nasty...
I swear, a few bad apples with bad aim can really ruin the whole thing.

Girls have it better, they seem to take care of their restrooms...

also, they get the better lit restroom cause of the makeup issue. Bleh...

That's it, I'm getting a sex change!

=D

[DerekPowers]

yes, i agree, men's bathrooms are much more nasty than girls bathrooms, but it seems that in bars and clubs and stuff, women have to wait longer, while men can just go in and out, since we have both toilets and urinals.

but i HATE it when the urinal is right by the sink, like right there beside the sink. so youll be peeing and someone walks up right beside you and washes there hands, i dont know, its just weird to me. it kind of makes me uncomfortable, so i'm sure thats a con that woman's bathrooms never face.

i have a question though...do woman's rooms have all the graffiti and dirty jokes that men's rooms have written all over the stalls and stuff? havent been in many ladies rooms, so i totally clueless about wheter girls are pervs like guys. hehe. peace.

[Danielle]

I'd just like to ask just how all the guys here know what a woman's restroom looks like. :eek:


Only time I've ever been in a boy's bathroom was when I was CIT of a boy's bunk. One of the campers was insulted by another and ran into the bathroom.
Though while I was in there, I *did* notice the lack of toilet paper and soap. Geez, men need hygiene, too!

[bfmusashi]

Girls's bathrooms have always been better than boy's bathrooms, it's some kind of rule. Personally, I'm not too keen on the idea of having a couch in a male bathroom, especially in my school. It would be nice if the boy's bathrooms were just a bit CLEANER, though.

I also doubt that there's graffiti in girl's bathrooms, but I could be wrong.

[pencilsharp]

All right, let's settle this.

The reason that women's restrooms are in better condition is because they are MUCH more likely to gripe about it. I mean, let's face it, for guys it's a macho thing. We try to hold our breath for as long as we can to avoid inhaling some of that gawdawful smell, that malodorous musk that just clings to the wall. We're used to being deprived of even the basic human desire for a clean wonder seat. We're darned proud to use leaves, no strike that, sandpaper! We use sandpaper, and we're glad to have that!

Women, on the other cheek, apparently have tender tushies. Did any of you other guys know about the anti-gravity seats that women's restrooms have? That's right, they can sit without touching anything! The ladies have yet to prevail on one demand, though... There ain't too many bidets around.

Yet.

[Calhoun07]

Women's bathrooms may have more "creature comforts" but after working in various public places, I can say that I've seen women leave nastier messes in their bathrooms than in men's, so those "comforts" become quite trivial when women who go in there can't even stand to use their own bathroom because somebody nasty just was in there.

[Naraht]

Originally posted by Danielle
I'd just like to ask just how all the guys here know what a woman's restroom looks like. :eek:

Well, lets see...
I've been in a few Women's restrooms..
The Women's restroom @ the El Paso Playhouse, cause the entrance to the overhead storage area..
a few others, for various reasons...never when womens were around..

Also, I've had glances in, without entering.

=D

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by Danielle
I'd just like to ask just how all the guys here know what a woman's restroom looks like. :eek:


Well, speaking for myself, I know cuz I had to go in those bathrooms to witness the nasty messes myself after people complained about them (but would delegate the cleaning up to the maitenence crew!).

[BibidiBabidiBuu]

Dang Straight, Boys will get the end of the shaft, not fair.

[Failure]

I dont mind the guys' bathrooms not having any amenities, but it wouldnt hurt to have some basic cleanliness. I'd never touch a couch anyway, I try to touch as little as I possibly can in public bathrooms.

What annoys me the most is when urinals dont have stall dividers. Now, that's just gross.

[Naraht]

Originally posted by Failure
I dont mind the guys' bathrooms not having any amenities, but it wouldnt hurt to have some basic cleanliness. I'd never touch a couch anyway, I try to touch as little as I possibly can in public bathrooms.

What annoys me the most is when urinals dont have stall dividers. Now, that's just gross.

Have you ever been where they have the big multi-person urinal? those are scary...

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

Uh...to tell the truth, I don't really care if a woman's bathroom is nicer than a man's. I really have no deisre to enter one of the gal's. :o

Also, I say to all the guys: WHO THE HECK CARES! We're MEN! We're TOUGH! WE SHOULD TAKE THIS IN STRIDE! All I need is a paper towel, a urinal, a sink, and I'm happy.

..I'm sorry. But this is one topic I really have to say is, well, stupid...

P.S.: I entered a girl's bathroom once, but I was extremely sick and not paying attention to where I was going. I saw my mistake, and quickly got out. I still remember it being rather grimy, BTW.

[Nightflower]

Man....I really hate discussions like this...especially when the majority of people who post here are guys.

First of all, I don't know about you guys, but I have NEVER seen a couch in a womens' restroom. WHY? I don't understand the point of one. I'll believe you if you say you saw one, but if many of you guys start debunking me, I'm going to start to wonder what you're all doing in the wrong bathroom ;)

Point to you: Yes, I imagine girls' bathrooms are probably cleaner than guys'.

But yes, there is graffiti, yes there's not always towels or toilet paper.

And yes, sitting down to do your thing is a pain in the ass (Ho ho ho! Aren't I punny?) If you've ever been to a theme park, you'll notice the lines for the womens' bathrooms are almost as long as the one for that rollar coaster over there with the triple loops and massive hill.

I hope this won't gross any guys out here, apparently it's a topic guys like to avoid, but at least you don't have to worry about blood all over some of the toilets....

[The Mad Hatter]

True, it does seem like women's bathrooms get long lines.

And I wouldn't want to see a couch in the men's bathroom... I can just imagine what the thing would be like after a few weeks of drunk people with bad aim...

[Skiptastic]

Originally posted by BibidiBabidiBuu
Dang Straight, Boys will get the end of the shaft, not fair.

Boy, this wasnt a sentence that could be taken the wrong way, was it? (For those who are over PG ;) )

[redDragon]

Well I've never been in a guy's bathroom so I can't say....but one of the boys bathroom at my school has automatic flushers! Which is rather unfair...and at movies and such....the women's lines are always the longest...and some of them don't flush....and the stall's have graffiti all over them.....and our school sucks 'cause they have powder soap! Only one bathroom doesn't and it's not that convient....it's the only bathroom w/ handicap access too.

Oh and I was with friends once and we went inside this church bathroom and there were chairs and couches in it. We sat on it 'cause we didn't have anything else to do. And I haven't really seen any air fresheners in them.

[Bruce Wayne]

I hardly will go to public restrooms, unless they're at casinos(they have nice carpet in there too). Nobody takes care of the men's bathroom. We never have soap. We stand on pee infested tiles, and have no, lets say, barriers to block another...umm.. goer's view. Dunno if its just me, but I hate to take a tinkle next to someone else. Stage Fright maybe.

About the couch thing, no way. What am I going to do? Just sit there, IN A BATHROOM for no reason?! Ugh.

[DanniB]

I've seen my share of horrors in a bathroom. You'd think women would wipe thier seats, I mean they have to bend over to flush! You'd think they'd see they messed the seat!

and yes we run out of TP alot, you should see my bathroom at college. The Horror, the horror. I won't go into it but it involves a holiday weekend and both stalls being the victums of miss-aimed progectile vomit. :eek:

[Zero Yuy]

Of course us women have cleaner bathrooms. I never been a bathroom with a couch though....

It is true. Line ups to a women's bathroom tend to be long in most places. One of my brother's friend's was going to get something to eat at the food court at a mall. The line ups were really large. The restrooms were off to the side, but you couldn't really see them with all the people. He then was told that he was in the line up for the women's bathroom. Some old man off to side then turned to him and said, "Looks like he'll be eating out either way." :eek:

[Matthew Hunter]

I'm a guy and I hate men's restrooms. Can't say I have been in too many women's rooms, but the ones I've seen were cleaner, and there's nowhere to go but up compared to the men's room. The very worst are in truck stops here in Texas, you know, off the highway. Those guys rarely clean them. Generally you either get a huge bus-station like room with acres of urinals and toilets, every one of the urinals nasty and half the toilets clogged. Or, you get a smelly one-room, one-toilet restroom with a sink out of soap, a tile floor that may have been white to begin with, and walls full of graffiti. In both kinds of truckstop restrooms, the paper towels are practically water resistant, and toilet paper feels like sandpaper. Airports are bad too, nearly every one of them has 2 toilets and 2 urinals, one toilet clogged, and the other a little damp :eek: . My school has fairly nice restrooms, pretty clean, but then I'm at a private high school with maybe 300 students tops in upper school. The whole school practically knows WHEN you went to the restroom and for how long. There are some highlights in the stall-wall writings, though...I will not repeat them.
-Matthew

[Failure]

Remember all of the couch in the girls' bathroom jokes in Boy Meets World? I miss that show. :(

Blood on the toilet seat? Whoa, that never ever even crossed my mind. Well, that's it, I'm officially out of my league on this topic. :rolleyes:

[JustJack]

I just want to formally apologize for this thread! :p :D
heh heh heh

[Ruffian]

Originally posted by Danielle
I'd just like to ask just how all the guys here know what a woman's restroom looks like. :eek:
Exactly.

Heh, I haven't been into a girl's bathroom like the guys have described, that's unless it's a really, really nice place. One thing I do notice is the flow of people. The lines to the women's restrooms are always so much longer.

[Joe Tully]

Every other semester, my dorm's bathrooms switch. So the janitors switch signs on the doors, and the girls' bathroom becomes the boys', and vice versa. And I can tell the difference when we switch. It's a lot cleaner in there after the switch, and I've heard girls complain about the conditions of their new restroom. I have a feeling that girls don't have as much of a problem with the pee on the seat either, though some of the girls in my hallway have said that it is indeed a bit of a problem!

Women do have to deal with longer lines. Of course, urinals are faster, and take up less space in a restroom than a stall, so if you go to a public place, chances are that men have more places to do their business than the women.

Offhand, I'll guess that the drunken puke factor is probably higher in men's rooms. I sympathize with you, DanniB, I've had some similar problems in my dorms, though we fortunately have 4 stalls. Plus, if I'm really disgusted, I can find another bathroom in the building. (Flashback to Wakko..."I have to potty!")

It's nice to see that deep discussion on these boards is making a comeback. :)

[Naraht]

Another factor in the line debate is the simple fact that....

Guys have bigger Bladders. We can hold it longer...

Yes, I realize there are exceptions to that rule, but in general..that's the fact.

Also, the standing up thing is a factor, and the fact that almost all "guy" clothes are built for easy access, whereas not all female clothing lends itself to easy in, easy out. IMO...

Uh oh...I'm gonna get it now...

*hides in the mens room* You can't get me!!! You ca...n't....uh...

I think I'm going to be sick..

[DR. BELCH]

Maybe it's for drunks who need a comfortable spot to pass out. Not at A-State, though. Honestly, if there was a couch in the bathroom at the men's dorm, some 'faced a-hole would relieve himself on it because he couldn't hold it till he got to the stairs. Women--due to anatomical limitations and I would hope some better sense of decorum--don't do things like that.

Then again, all women aren't polite and dainty. I recall one that drank too much red Hawaiian Punch and vodka before she used our facilities, and in one stall left a glut of red-colored vomit all over the floor and seat. That was a mess second only to the masterpiece at the Indian Mall bathroom. :shudder:

At least they had mirrors. In high school the bathrooms didn't, and I was told it was because some people would break them and snort cocaine with the fragments.

[James]

There should be a bathroom for men, and one labelled 'animal like plebs'. The animal like plebs who don't want TP, soap and can't aim straight can use their room and the rest of the men who'd like to live like PEOPLE and not apes (unhygenic apes, may I add) can use a nice bathroom.

Also emply a guy with a tranq gun to keep out any of these animal like plebs using the wrong bath room.

I job with great job satisfaction - you get to shoot morons.... :D

[Karkull]

A couch in women's restrooms? Either you guys are sneaking into women's restrooms in really fancy places or you saw it on T.V. once and thought it was "the norm."

Okay, to sum up, women's bathrooms are a bit cleaner, but men get in and out faster.

I just hate it when they're out of paper towels (or have those air driers). I wear black jeans and I hate having those black fuzzy things all over my hands (when I wipe my hands on my jeans)!

By the way, have any of you got to use that liquid hand soap that smells like cherries? That stuff is so cool! And what about those stupid urinal shields that say "don't do drugs." Who the hell are they trying to reach?

[Psycho Fox]

Changing the subject just a bit. There use to be a bathroom at the gas station near me. It was in a serprate building to the right and a bit behind the station. You didn't need a key to get into either the mens or womens. Both were small. Well One day (remeber this is way back when I was just a kid) me and my freind borrowed our parrents flash lights (since both had bad lighting, just a single flickering 40 watt bulb for each) and took a look inside. Both were disgusting. The ceiling panels where rotting so was the floor, there was rat and mouse dropping everywhere and you could smell the stink before you even opened the door. None of us had the guts to walk in let alone use them. The station bulldozed them a few years later and turned it into a small parking lot.

[Alaskanbullworm]

Sometimes I don't pay attention to the surroundings of the boy's bathroom. If I have to go, I go. The only thing I hate is when nobody flushes for what seems like a week and they leave floaters. Oh crap I have to go just thinking about that.

[DerekPowers]

Originally posted by pencilsharp
All right, let's settle this.

The reason that women's restrooms are in better condition is because they are MUCH more likely to gripe about it. I mean, let's face it, for guys it's a macho thing. We try to hold our breath for as long as we can to avoid inhaling some of that gawdawful smell, that malodorous musk that just clings to the wall. We're used to being deprived of even the basic human desire for a clean wonder seat. We're darned proud to use leaves, no strike that, sandpaper! We use sandpaper, and we're glad to have that!

Women, on the other cheek, apparently have tender tushies. Did any of you other guys know about the anti-gravity seats that women's restrooms have? That's right, they can sit without touching anything! The ladies have yet to prevail on one demand, though... There ain't too many bidets around.

Yet.

??? anti-gravity seats?? are you joking?

[DerekPowers]

Originally posted by pencilsharp
All right, let's settle this.

Women, on the other cheek, apparently have tender tushies. Did any of you other guys know about the anti-gravity seats that women's restrooms have? That's right, they can sit without touching anything! The ladies have yet to prevail on one demand, though... There ain't too many bidets around.

Yet.

??? anti-gravity seats?? are you joking?

[Fantasie117]

The only couch in a women's room I've ever seen was in Radio City Music Hall when I was like 10.


Originally posted by SJJ
There should be a bathroom for men, and one labelled 'animal like plebs'. The animal like plebs who don't want TP, soap and can't aim straight can use their room and the rest of the men who'd like to live like PEOPLE and not apes (unhygenic apes, may I add) can use a nice bathroom.

Also emply a guy with a tranq gun to keep out any of these animal like plebs using the wrong bath room.

I job with great job satisfaction - you get to shoot morons.... :D

I was laughing so hard that my sides hurt. :D

...or maybe it was just residual pain from the Physical Fitness Test...

[Supernovametalstar]

You think that's bad, my high school wouldn't even put doors on the stalls in the boys bathroom :eek:

While this one time I went into the girls bathroom (don't ask, it's a long story) there was a couch, a tampon vending machine, a working sink, multiple non-cracked mirrors, doors on the stall, about half a dozen more stalls than the mens, carpet, and better light. The reason for all this: women are more high maintanence than men. That's not to say that men's restrooms should be dank, urine soaked, hell pits though.

[Nightflower]

Originally posted by Supernovametalstar
You think that's bad, my high school wouldn't even put doors on the stalls in the boys bathroom :eek:

While this one time I went into the girls bathroom (don't ask, it's a long story) there was a couch, a tampon vending machine, a working sink, multiple non-cracked mirrors, doors on the stall, about half a dozen more stalls than the mens, carpet, and better light. The reason for all this: women are more high maintanence than men. That's not to say that men's restrooms should be dank, urine soaked, hell pits though.

Wow, your school must be rich then. :p

WTF is up with all these couches? This is the first I've ever heard of them. I'd like to go to a bathroom with one of these couches!

[Nightflower]

Originally posted by DerekPowers


??? anti-gravity seats?? are you joking?

Yes he's kidding. Or else mistaken. :p

[Danielle]

Originally posted by Nightflower


WTF is up with all these couches? This is the first I've ever heard of them. I'd like to go to a bathroom with one of these couches!


Go to any department store. Don't bring along six-year-olds, though......they stain the couch..........no, I don't mean that! :p They color on the couch, usually......and sometimes put some well-placed boogers on there, as well...... :eek:

[Jedigreedo]

Either way, it's all screwed up. If they put a couch in the men's room... No doubt someone would try to swipe it, lol.

[Joe Tully]

It's even more likely someone would take a piss on it. Even if there was a couch in a restroom, I sure wouldn't take a chance sitting on it.

[Calhoun07]

Ok, somebody mentioned gas station bathrooms a few posts up. The ONLY gas station I would consider using the bathroom at is a QuikTrip, because they pay their employees enough to work and they are staffed well enough that they keep them clean. And maybe a larger Phillips station, one of the more modern designed ones. Other than that, forget it.

[Alaskanbullworm]

Just think what you might find in men's couches. In women's you'd probably find makeup and money, which is some of the main things women have. In men's, uh you could find some pennies and uh, other things, but I just don't see the reason for having one. Unless one is bolted down between the women's and men's bathroom, there shouldn't be one.

[Batman 80]

When I used to work at Toys R Us as maintenance, I had to clean both bathrooms. And the women's bathroom was always nastier than the men's bathroom every night. I remember seeing something that no man should ever see.

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by hot rod
When I used to work at Toys R Us as maintenance, I had to clean both bathrooms. And the women's bathroom was always nastier than the men's bathroom every night. I remember seeing something that no man should ever see.

Dude, that's what I'm sayin from when I worked at the grocery store. Whoever says womens' bathrooms are cleaner have never had to enter that night mare of nasty.

[Alaskanbullworm]

Dude, that's what I'm sayin from when I worked at the grocery store. Whoever says womens' bathrooms are cleaner have never had to enter that night mare of nasty.

Thak god I don't work yet.

[The Mad Hatter]

What a crappy topic.

(rim shot) :D

[Batman 80]

LOL @ Mad Hattter