Poll: Mixed Gender Showers

[Pinkamena]

I think it would be extremely awkward. So no thanks.

 

[BartyMae]

I kind of like the idea of breaking the barriers between genders in the manner the OP suggested...buuuuuuuuut I feel like beginning to do it in college or even high school is much too late after all the previous years of mental conditioning in the school system that it probably cause a lot of problems with suddenly introducing it.

 

[MagunBFP]

I would like to think we're all big boys and girls and don't freak out whenever something involving nudity comes up. But then there are the select few special individuals that just ruin it for everyone.

Replace "select few" with "select few million".

As nice as it is to think that our social maturity has evolved to the level that we can have mixed gender showers, the majority of people(or rather, men) still act like asshats about it.

Especially with the rise of reality shows and "Bro" culture.

A few million out of several billion, is actually not that much of a statistic.

I do love the fave that you quite pointedly say that out of "people" only men would cause problems. Women can't be sexually demeaning as well? I suggest you think back to high school and remember who was spreading the "random guy has a tiny dick" stories. Males aren't the only ones who'd ruin it.

I haven't had an experience with co-ed showers but if the problem is that nudity is associated with sex, so the naked body is sexualised and objectified, then by disassociating nudity by just sex is the logical way to remove (or at least severly reduce) the objectification.

 

[AlbertoDeSanta]

It would be very, very awkward. I'd personally not like it (I can barely piss in public urinals due to my social anxieties) but it could work in theory. The only way I'd use them is if there were curtains present, allowing for communication but not eye contact or any form of viewing.

 

[mateushac]

Considering my shower habits (such as singing the most embarassing songs and using shampoo to make funny hairdos) I'd preffer not to be seen by anyone. But since sometimes you just can't choose, I wouldn't mind coed bathrooms.

 

[Sigmund Av Volsung]

I would like to think we're all big boys and girls and don't freak out whenever something involving nudity comes up. But then there are the select few special individuals that just ruin it for everyone.

Replace "select few" with "select few million".

As nice as it is to think that our social maturity has evolved to the level that we can have mixed gender showers, the majority of people(or rather, men) still act like asshats about it.

Especially with the rise of reality shows and "Bro" culture.

A few million out of several billion, is actually not that much of a statistic.

I do love the fave that you quite pointedly say that out of "people" only men would cause problems. Women can't be sexually demeaning as well? I suggest you think back to high school and remember who was spreading the "random guy has a tiny dick" stories. Males aren't the only ones who'd ruin it.

I haven't had an experience with co-ed showers but if the problem is that nudity is associated with sex, so the naked body is sexualised and objectified, then by disassociating nudity by just sex is the logical way to remove (or at least severly reduce) the objectification.

Sorry, it was word association, when I thought of asshats, I immediately thought of some of my classmates(which are guys).

Also, it's nigh impossible to disassociate the naked body with sex; it's hardwired into the brain.

Even if media stopped the constant objectification & sexualisation of the naked body, it would still prove quite hard to control hormones.

Hell, speaking as a guy, I know that my john has "risen to the occasion" at moments in which I didn't want it to, no matter how hard I tried to beat it down.

 

[Ilikemilkshake]

I don't want to have to shower infront of anyone. However, assuming that isn't an option, I'd much prefer mixed gender showers.

 

[Knight Captain Kerr]

Yes I think gender neutral bathrooms are a good idea. That said people should still have privacy in these matters. There is a reason for stalls in bathrooms and I wouldn't want to get in the same shower as another group of people. Have these public showers be in stalls too.

 

[uchytjes]

I honestly wouldn't care a bit about co-ed showers, but only as long as there is at least a few private shower rooms. Hell, it'd probably be a lot more efficient to clean for the janitors in the building with only one room instead of two for each floor.

Although I do have to say the pervert inside my head is thinking of having a massive, co-ed bathing complex in the middle of campus with both inside and outside portions (winter would be a ***** without it) and no private rooms, so that is an alternative. It'd basically be a water park, but everyone is naked.

 

[Angie7F]

Mixed gender bath rooms...
It just reminds me of allie mvbeal.

I see a few of them in the suburban areas, but it is just plain awkward

 

[asap]

Hmm this would probably cause an increase in rape.
I mean once women see my body they cant help themselves...

 

[lechat]

Hmm this would probably cause an increase in rape.
I mean once women see my body they cant help themselves...

yeah i've often had that problem from female medical practitioners whenever i take off my shirt
fact is if ppl are raised around nudity it stops being an issue. throw a bunch of grown adults into a cooed shower together without that sorta upbringing and it will prolly get a bit rapie

 

[Vareoth]

I think it might be a little late to start braking down some gender barriers for most people when they are in college. Teaching gender neutrality should start at a younger age.

Also, associating nudity and genitalia with sex is hardwired into the brain. It would require extreme amounts of indoctrination to overwrite that. It's just not feasible.

 

[Wuvlycuddles]

Problem is we still live in the prudish misogynistic christian west, where we are taught to be ashamed of our bodies. As long as there are people out there that treat nudity as being sinful, shameful and very personal/private we can never have a nice open and free society where co-ed showers are totally ok.

Hell, speaking as a guy, I know that my john has "risen to the occasion" at moments in which I didn't want it to, no matter how hard I tried to beat it down.

Well, just imagine women being totally cool and understanding about it and not pointing fingers at you and screaming PERVERT!

In the meantime my captcha has the answer for your problem:

Spoiler

edit: looks like it broke... the captcha said "Hit the sack"

 

[Andy of Comix Inc]

Had mixed bathroom/showers at my college freshmen year. Led to many awkward and tense situations.

Was that the shower's fault?

 

[MetalMagpie]

I've used mixed gender showers before and I'm completely fine with them providing there are shower curtains/stalls (i.e. so you're not actually visible while showering).

If it's just a line of showerheads, then no. I find that awkward enough when it's just women!

 

[Something Amyss]

Yes I believe a society in which people are comfortable with the look of their and others natural bodies would be more healthy than a society infected by shame.

I'm nto sure co-ed showers, or open showers period, do that.

 

[lacktheknack]

I would start taking sponge baths in my dorm room. I hate being nude around people.