tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post8721805136543492322..comments2024-03-29T13:47:52.160+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Male/Female?Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-39717483232847983092016-05-16T00:14:33.048+01:002016-05-16T00:14:33.048+01:00Oh, yeah, and to make a clarification men don'...Oh, yeah, and to make a clarification men don't even have to be dress like a woman to go into the women's bathroom. It has filtered down to the schools as well.<br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00571521947867768070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19209344054233059202016-05-16T00:12:42.360+01:002016-05-16T00:12:42.360+01:00Cro, I can't believe we are even having this d...Cro, I can't believe we are even having this discussion. With all that's wrong in the world, seriously we are squabbling over where to go pee. It's an unbelievable distraction of what's really happening in my USA country. <br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00571521947867768070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64049108514862156032016-05-14T12:00:59.053+01:002016-05-14T12:00:59.053+01:00A law is not going to encourage or stop scumbags. ...A law is not going to encourage or stop scumbags. What will this all come to? Will we have to have police outside toilets checking IDs. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19119880900524006172016-05-14T08:26:13.874+01:002016-05-14T08:26:13.874+01:00Sorry the original comment disappeared and in my i...Sorry the original comment disappeared and in my irritated haste I didn't say a public toilet in France.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5247732750869220612016-05-14T08:23:56.140+01:002016-05-14T08:23:56.140+01:00I always recall the first time as an adult I went ...I always recall the first time as an adult I went into a public toilet (probably on an autoroute) only to find males and females sharing. After the initial shock (I was quite young) it never seemed a problem again.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53818796885135810052016-05-14T05:14:23.888+01:002016-05-14T05:14:23.888+01:00No fighting britches (??) here. "Awesome"...No fighting britches (??) here. "Awesome" seemed like a good follow up to a comment about something that makes me roll my eyes. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68226858598887210302016-05-14T04:55:43.705+01:002016-05-14T04:55:43.705+01:00Just to finish with, I have absolutely no problem ...Just to finish with, I have absolutely no problem whatsoever with this. The debate I was listening to recently covered almost every aspect imaginable, and nothing convinced me that there would be any problems.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13435169148804002432016-05-14T04:50:40.172+01:002016-05-14T04:50:40.172+01:00As I said above, we have no problems in trains or ...As I said above, we have no problems in trains or planes!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75273408123724654362016-05-14T04:49:36.810+01:002016-05-14T04:49:36.810+01:00That's very reassuring from you both. re The F...That's very reassuring from you both. re The Federal Law bit; the programme I was listening to recently must have got it wrong, although much came from the US.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12243422248945672842016-05-14T04:47:18.218+01:002016-05-14T04:47:18.218+01:00Having once taken a train down from Madrid to the ...Having once taken a train down from Madrid to the South of Spain, in order to cross by ferry to Morocco, nothing now shocks me re the state of public loos. I still have sympathy for whoever had to clean them.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62394290082736882202016-05-14T04:42:59.545+01:002016-05-14T04:42:59.545+01:00Thanks for that Sandy. This is exactly what I was ...Thanks for that Sandy. This is exactly what I was wondering; on BOTH sides of the argumentCro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79678357939417179262016-05-14T04:41:35.537+01:002016-05-14T04:41:35.537+01:00You are quite probably RIGHT.You are quite probably RIGHT.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52187017599383321102016-05-14T04:40:48.582+01:002016-05-14T04:40:48.582+01:00With a single loo, surely there would be no proble...With a single loo, surely there would be no problem. On planes and trains this is the case. It's with the larger facilities where I would have imagined there could be 'anxiety'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85331155865550582092016-05-14T03:09:32.877+01:002016-05-14T03:09:32.877+01:00Cro brought up a topic for discussion, and I gave ...Cro brought up a topic for discussion, and I gave my opinion. So did you. But that you end your comment with the same word that I used gives me the feeling that you've got your 'fighting britches' on. If I'm wrong - good. If my perception is right - then what the heck? <br />Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18494549162922400082016-05-14T03:01:55.628+01:002016-05-14T03:01:55.628+01:00Peeping Tom's could do that anyway, if they wa...Peeping Tom's could do that anyway, if they wanted to. And I swear, all the ranting and raving going on among Conservatives here about men "dressing up to peep" is going to give perverts ideas that they hadn't had before. Awesome.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44388371115217687882016-05-14T02:58:28.789+01:002016-05-14T02:58:28.789+01:00It really is a big deal over nothing.It really is a big deal over nothing.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14264672618202877782016-05-14T02:57:59.117+01:002016-05-14T02:57:59.117+01:00You've stated my feelings about this issue ver...You've stated my feelings about this issue very well.<br /><br />-another American woman Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51862729733598710002016-05-14T00:41:14.158+01:002016-05-14T00:41:14.158+01:00So I am German, and I live in the US. I am somewha...So I am German, and I live in the US. I am somewhat undecided on this issue. But I am firm in wanting privacy when I have to go to a public loo. That sounds like a contradiction because 'privacy' and 'public' don't go together, but what I mean is this: A lot of public toilet stalls here in the US have a door with a centimeter wide gap all around. No privacy there. I have always hated that and much prefer the completely closed off stalls that you usually find in Germany. I am already uncomfortable in a public restroom when there are other women around, having transgenders around would be equal to that, I guess. People are people. But what would piss me off would be some scummy peeping toms, who can now use this new law, dress up a little, get into the ladies' loo and get their fix. Awesome.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50859776474740429772016-05-13T21:39:33.404+01:002016-05-13T21:39:33.404+01:00This is a big deal over nothing. People have been...This is a big deal over nothing. People have been doing this for years and there has been no problem. Just go into a stall, do your business, and leave. <br /><br />I can understand that transgender young people might encounter bullying either way and my heart goes out to them. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45455111830045170742016-05-13T21:16:05.185+01:002016-05-13T21:16:05.185+01:00they are called gender neutral toilets. There was...they are called gender neutral toilets. There was a programme years ago called Ally McBeal, they had unisex toilets in that. Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3161702386090839562016-05-13T21:10:01.580+01:002016-05-13T21:10:01.580+01:00First, as an American woman I have no problem with...First, as an American woman I have no problem with transgender women using the same multi-stall public bathroom that I use. (I have no problem with men using it either.) I do not understand what the controversy is about. It can't be about pedophilia, which is already illegal. If it's just about discomfort, I don't think it can compare to the discomfort that a trans person feels being in the wrong body for their entire life.<br />Second, there is no federal law about this. In Virginia a federal appeals court recently decided that public schools must allow students to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity. A few other states have enacted policies that do the same. But there is no law and there is no stated fine for infringement of this right.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865639536906898385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2640423639277076982016-05-13T18:41:55.641+01:002016-05-13T18:41:55.641+01:00US female here; I substitute teach in a district i... US female here; I substitute teach in a district in which every classroom has a unisex bathroom. The kids take turns using it and since everyone knows who was in there last, it stays clean and next-user-friendly....no problems. Since public bathrooms are often the scene of some crime, maybe it's time for small private public unisex bathrooms? What happened to our majority rules nation?? Jan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792206979656707142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14096577182588323612016-05-13T17:35:41.817+01:002016-05-13T17:35:41.817+01:00The American women I know are NOT ok with this fed...The American women I know are NOT ok with this federal law.<br /><br />Target (a chain store here) caved to pressure from the Obama administration and liberal activists. They have announced that any “transgendered” person can use the bathroom in their stores, according to the gender they associate with - which means a man may simply walk into the ladies and it is legal. Many say they will no longer shop at Target stores.<br /><br />This is what I hear from American women:<br /><br />"Women have rights too. No men in our bathroom"<br /><br />"I don't care what your son 'identifies as' he doesn't belong in the bathroom with my daughter"<br /><br />"Stop forcing the transgender issue"SandyExpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05316783738190871773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6867107096227654482016-05-13T17:14:50.422+01:002016-05-13T17:14:50.422+01:00They aren't men, Cro. More than likely your wi...They aren't men, Cro. More than likely your wife has already been in a public restroom with a trans female. And, you have been in a public restroom with a trans man. Actually, YOU could pass for a trans man. (just say'n)Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497874766764411664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51397446816225055422016-05-13T16:38:22.638+01:002016-05-13T16:38:22.638+01:00Remember Kenny Everett?Remember Kenny Everett?Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.com