I could not figure out by who or why the female avatar on this restroom sign has been graffiti-ized as happy, and the male avatar as depressed. Maybe modern women have adopted the formerly male behavioral trait of checking out their opposite in a unisex environment? And barely visible at the bottom is the sign’s Braille legend. I could not decipher the mood of that participatory demographic group.
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I was traveling yesterday and stopped at a gas station with 2 unisex restrooms around the back (both occupied). So I took my place in line behind the woman who was waiting. Her male friend then showed up and stood behind us, but on the other side of the open hallway. An older gent breezed by us all to the far restroom, obviously thinking it was the men’s and so, of course, he could walk right in – no waiting! He was clearly taken aback by the unisex logo, and the woman in front of me explained that they were both occupied and that this was the line! He was somewhere between confused and offended – imagine! Having to WAIT IN LINE – and BEHIND WOMEN!! Until those accustomed to privilege are forced to endure the same inconvenience everyone else is, nothing will change.
My worst restroom experiences are in New York City, where because of the crush of millions, no one wants to offer you a public restroom. Those that do make it as distasteful as possible … so that the restroom itself does not generate foot traffic of its own. If ever in NYC and you can’t find any facilities whatsoever, the Toys R Us near times square is one of the few “civilized” offerings. It’s within a 45-minute subway trip from any of the 5 boroughs. A less central choice: JFK International Airport in Queens. Always a clean (though possibly crowded) restroom there.
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