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Jedi Guy

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20. I'm not sure what experience the author has with men's restrooms...

Mon Jun 20, 2022, 08:45 AM

Jun 2022

But in all my years of walking around on this cursed hellworld we call planet Earth, I have never once witnessed "bonding rituals centered around misogyny and violence" taking place within one. I'm not even sure what the described "bonding rituals" would look like.

When it comes to social interaction in a public restroom, there might be a "hey, how's it going?" to another fellow who is washing his hands at the sink at the same time. The answer will likely be "good, you?" and the response will be "good, thanks." And there the interaction will end.

I'm trying to wrap my mind around saying to another fellow in the restroom, "howdy stranger, care to engage in some bonding rituals centered around misogyny and violence?" My reward for this effort is a headache.

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Although one would think that if it were out of context... NullTuples Jun 2022 #19

I'm not sure what experience the author has with men's restrooms... Jedi Guy Jun 2022 #20

That tweet was about all "gendered spaces," not just restrooms. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #21

Okay, so... what? Men's locker rooms in gyms? Non-coed dormitories? Jedi Guy Jun 2022 #32

I'm not the author, but I read that to mean locker rooms, dorms, board rooms, business meetings, WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #33

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. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #25

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. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #28

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