It seems that when you mix men and women, you get sexual tension.
Some people seem to think that we’re supposed to be sexless individuals who treat other people as “people” only and not as women and men with desires and interests. And then when people act like real people — who actually are men and women, with desires and interests — there’s this amazement, like “Gosh, who could have predicted that?”
This is not to excuse rude behavior, but simply to point out that if you walk through a bad neighborhood with $100 bills attached to your clothing, you will probably get robbed, and when you mix men and women, the men will probably try to pick up the women. That’s just the way it is, and it’s pretty stupid to think otherwise.
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In the past there were separate spaces for men and women. There were downsides to that, but there was also at least some sense to it. It lessens some of these kinds of problems.
We’ve decided that it’s best to let men and women mix more freely. (Have we really? Who actually decided that?) Okay, but it’s going to take some time to figure out exactly how that will work (if it will work at all). It’s absurd to think there won’t be consequences and difficulties figuring out exactly what the rules should be.
For example, if we truly want everybody to be equal, and to lessen sexual tension, maybe we should eliminate profile pictures.
QUOTE: It seems that when you mix men and women, you get sexual tension.
Agreed! I had a different type of “tension” relative to this just yesterday.
They now have blended dressing rooms for men and women in some department stores. I went to try on some clothes and there was no one from the store to give guidance. I saw one of the dressing room doors ajar and went to enter and there was a women in there. Fortunately, she was able to quickly grab and close the door before I was able to enter. Yet, when she came out she was thoroughly annoyed and rude. I get it. Yet, how was I suppose to know she was in the room dressing when the door was ajar??? I couldn’t see into the room. As well, most completely close/lock a dressing room door when using it.
Let’s just say neither of us were happy and for a moment it was a rather “tense” situation. What would have happened if this woman accused me of trying to peep in on her??? This could have been avoided by keeping the dressing areas separated. It’s worked for years, why change it? What benefit is there to having these dressing areas conjoined? Seems this is an accident waiting to happen!
If you complain about unisex dressing rooms then you’re an anti-trans bigot and should be destroyed.
If you use a unisex dressing room you’re liable to be accused of being a pervert.
It’s almost as if they want to be able to get you no matter what you do.
QUOTE: If you use a unisex dressing room you’re liable to be accused of being a pervert.
In this #metoo era…all a woman needs to do make an unsubstantiated “accusation”. A silly mishap like that could have been escalated into so much more. I seriously doubt I would have been believed if she reported it. Yikes! #separatedressingrooms