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TIL a Queen's University Professor was "'banned’" from his own class and pushed to an early retirement when he used racial slurs while "he was quoting from books and articles on racism," after complaints were lodged by a TA in Gender Studies and from other students. (nationalpost.com)

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[–]over-my-head[S] 5ポイント6ポイント  (7子コメント)

Except in Western society quite nearly every public bathroom IS assigned to a sex (male or female), unless (as in the case of certain gas station washrooms, for example) it is marked as being unisex (i.e. for males and females both).

[–]coachbradb 1ポイント2ポイント  (6子コメント)

Except in Western society quite nearly every public bathroom IS assigned to a sex (male or female)

This is my point. Any bathroom not assigned a sex is in fact a unisex bathroom. No need to label it unisex.

it is marked as being unisex (i.e. for males and females both).

Again this is my point. No need to label any bathroom anywhere unisex. If it is not for men or women than it is just a bathroom for everyone's use. No such thing as a unisex bathroom.

bath·room ˈbaTHˌro͞om,ˈbaTHˌro͝om/Submit noun a room containing a toilet and sink and typically also a bathtub or shower. NORTH AMERICAN a public lavatory; a restroom.

When people label them unisex they are making a political statement instead of just pointing out where the bathroom is.

If I am not correct please explain to me the different between a bathroom and a unisex bathroom.

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[–]over-my-head[S] -2ポイント-1ポイント  (4子コメント)

When was the last time you were in a school setting?

Bathrooms at high schools and universities invariably tend to be distinguished between Male and Female sex.

This is my point. Any bathroom not assigned a sex is in fact a unisex bathroom. No need to label it unisex.

Where do you find these bathrooms in schools, that are not assigned a sex? Are they just doors without labels? How would you find them?

I don't know what schools you've attended, but I've never encountered bathrooms in public academic settings that are simply "not assigned a sex."

There are either Male bathrooms or Female bathrooms. Or sometimes some unisex ones labeled male/female bathrooms, which may be labeled as for disabled people as well.

Or do you live in some mysterious realm where bathrooms in North American schools are primarily labeled as "[BLANK]" or simply "WASHROOM"?

Or where the schools have bathrooms labeled for Male and Female, but then have some others just marked as "washroom," or even left completely unlabeled?

[–]coachbradb 1ポイント2ポイント  (3子コメント)

When was the last time you were in a school setting? Bathrooms at high schools and universities invariably tend to be distinguished between Male and Female sex.

I am a teacher. I am in a school setting daily. Please show me where I have claimed that schools do not have male and female bathrooms.

Where do you find these bathrooms in schools, that are not assigned a sex? Are they just doors without labels? How would you find them?

There are many of these in the school. The nurses office has one bathroom for use by all. So does the main office and they are labeled "bathroom" You do not have to label a bathroom unisex. It is only done to cater to the PC crowed. Any bathroom that is only labeled "bathroom" would do. There is no such thing as a specific bathroom for unisex people as UNISEX is not a gander.

I don't know what schools you've attended, but I've never encountered bathrooms in public academic settings that are simply "not assigned a sex."

You have not looked. Almost every school in the country has them. Especially in older buildings.

There are either Male bathrooms or Female bathrooms.

Yes and if you are going to specify that a bathroom is only for one sex than you need to label them this way. Any bathroom that can be used by every single individual needs no label past "bathroom"

Or do you live in some mysterious realm where bathrooms in North American schools are primarily labeled as "[BLANK]" or simple "WASHROOM"?

You miss the entire point. The point is that NO BATHROOM on this planet needs to be labeled Unisex. All bathrooms that are not for a specific sex are in fact already unisex and no label is needed.

Or where the schools have bathrooms labeled for Male and Female, but then have others just marked as "washroom," or even left completely unlabeled?

Please go out into the world. Its a big wonderful place and you can learn a lot out there.

So I will come back to the basic question that you have no answered.

What is the difference between a unisex bathroom and just a bathroom? If you can point out a difference I will support using the word Unisex for a bathroom. If you can not than the use of unisex is for political purposes and is not needed to direct a person to a bathroom that they can use.

[–]over-my-head[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

I don't even care about this issue enough to continue this debate with you.

I never even claimed to be some "vocal advocate" for trans*/unisex washrooms.

In my original post I quite literally said that "I don't actually disagree with the creation of alternate or unisex bathrooms if it makes things easier for people."

Yet I went on to acknowledge that this might not be the best solution for the problem, as it might cause further ostracization of the individual students.

Here's a permalink to the original post if you're lost: https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/38ne60/til_a_queens_university_professor_was_banned_from/crwdye5

I don't know why you are going on about this to such an extent. Particularly with me. I really don't care about the unisex/trans* bathroom thing that much, beyond the fact that I basically don't mind the idea if it ends up helping someone out.

If you want someone to argue with about this, I'm sure you can find lots of other people on Reddit who are just as invested in shitter-theory as you are.

[–]coachbradb -3ポイント-2ポイント  (1子コメント)

"I don't actually disagree with the creation of alternate or unisex bathrooms if it makes things easier for people."

This is the point. It is impossible to create unisex bathrooms. They already exist. We call them bathrooms.

I don't know why you are going on about this to such an extent. Particularly with me. I really don't care about the unisex/trans* bathroom thing that much, beyond the fact that I basically don't mind the idea if it ends up helping someone out.

Seems you do or just do not understand what a bathroom is.

If you want someone to argue with about this, I'm sure you can find lots of other people on Reddit who are just as invested in shitter-theory as you are.

Sorry I shit on your agenda. But as my mom always told me it takes two to argue. Originally I was just making a point that unisex bathrooms dont exist but as we went along your agenda and ignorance about public bathrooms became clear.

Have a nice day. I will end this argument now by putting you on ignore.