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Post by Britney on May 10, 2006 15:09:42 GMT -5
Is it unconstitutional to impose separate facilities for men and women?
Business's are not supposed to discriminate based on race, gender, etc... And as we all know, imposing separate facilities for blacks, whites, etc are unconstitutional.
So under the same premise, should imposing separate facilities based on gender (i.e. public bathrooms) be deemed unconstitutional as well?
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Post by lulu on May 10, 2006 15:58:33 GMT -5
No, would you put men and women in the same locker room? No, because someone will get harrassed or even raped.
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Post by Britney on May 10, 2006 16:24:01 GMT -5
No, would you put men and women in the same locker room? No, because someone will get harrassed or even raped. Couldn't someone potentially sue and make lots of $$$ on the grounds that having separate bathrooms for men and women is discriminatory and unconstitutional... ? If we aren't allowed to discriminate based on color or gender (hence no color-specific bathrooms), shouldn't that mean no gender-specific bathrooms as well? (this question being from a legal standpoint, which as we all know is not always rational... i.e. 100 years ago it WAS rational to discriminate based on color, etc..) |
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Post by lulu on May 10, 2006 16:30:14 GMT -5
No, would you put men and women in the same locker room? No, because someone will get harrassed or even raped. Couldn't someone potentially sue and make lots of $$$ on the grounds that having separate bathrooms for men and women is discriminatory and unconstitutional... ? If we aren't allowed to discriminate based on color or gender (hence no color-specific bathrooms), shouldn't that mean no gender-specific bathrooms as well? (this question being from a legal standpoint, which as we all know is not always rational... i.e. 100 years ago it WAS rational to discriminate based on color, etc..) Based on just tradition and household policies, men and women like their seperate bathrooms. It's plausible to make a lawsuit out of it, but nobody probably will just because we enjoy our privacy. |
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Post by Ratwar on May 10, 2006 16:54:11 GMT -5
Britney, there is no law mandating the sperate bathrooms enjoyed by men and women. Therefore, unless there is a law about it, it isn't a Constitutional issue.
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Post by Twitchmonkey on May 10, 2006 16:58:59 GMT -5
Discriminatory or not, I support these sorts of things in privately-owned establishments, but perhaps, as they are supposed to represent ideals, government establishments should be errr....gender desegregated.
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Post by Hunessai on May 10, 2006 19:32:10 GMT -5
Britney, there is no law mandating the sperate bathrooms enjoyed by men and women. Therefore, unless there is a law about it, it isn't a Constitutional issue. What if one is forcibly evicted or fined from using the wrong bathroom in a public (government owned) building? |
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Post by Ratwar on May 11, 2006 0:43:10 GMT -5
Britney, there is no law mandating the sperate bathrooms enjoyed by men and women. Therefore, unless there is a law about it, it isn't a Constitutional issue. What if one is forcibly evicted or fined from using the wrong bathroom in a public (government owned) building? Well, I've never heard of such a case, but I assume that they would be charged as a peeping tom. |
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Post by Muad'dib on May 11, 2006 7:21:02 GMT -5
Couldn't someone potentially sue and make lots of $$$ on the grounds that having separate bathrooms for men and women is discriminatory and unconstitutional... ? Someone could try, but why should one individual person of either gender make a quick buck out of something that effects their entire gender? Wouldn't hold up in court. Not for money, anyway. Maybe some feminist group might get a change in things if they weren't out for a monetary settlement. |
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Post by Britney on May 13, 2006 11:41:24 GMT -5
Britney, there is no law mandating the sperate bathrooms enjoyed by men and women. Therefore, unless there is a law about it, it isn't a Constitutional issue. There must be some regulation that requires business's of a certain size to have separate bathrooms for each gender... Because everything larger than a gas stations does, and if it was left up to the cautious businessman, I'm sure he would rather have one bathroom serving both genders since it would save space and money... There was never a law saying that Whites and Blacks had to have separate facilities in this country, but they did for many years... And also... as women's rooms are often better furnished than men's rooms, I wonder if men have a basis to sue on that discrepancy... |
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