Why are they called unisex restrooms? uni- means one

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02 Jul 2022, 4:41 pm

Why do they refer to restrooms that both men and women can use unisex restrooms? Doesn't "uni-" mean "one"?



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02 Jul 2022, 4:48 pm

Imagine Uni as being short for universal.


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14 Jul 2022, 10:28 pm

And what is the point of labelled a single occupancy Litterbox "unisex" or "gender neutral bathroom" if only one person could fit inside (depending on how large the person is)?


It's like the company is trying to be politically correct by not putting "men" and "women", but only one person could fit inside the Litterbox at a time



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15 Jul 2022, 2:21 am

Because calling it a Pansexual Bathroom brought the wrong connotations.


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15 Jul 2022, 8:25 am

People worried they would turn into Peter Pan.


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15 Jul 2022, 3:49 pm

I once went into a unisex toilet and saw a woman sitting on the toilet seat with her pants down. And she farted right when I opened the door. Why didn't she lock the toilet? I get a feeling she did it on purpose. I was disgusted.



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15 Jul 2022, 3:54 pm

temp1234 wrote:
I once went into a unisex toilet and saw a woman sitting on the toilet seat with her pants down. And she farted right when I opened the door. Why didn't she lock the toilet? I get a feeling she did it on purpose. I was disgusted.


Did she make eye contact and ask ain't I sexy? too?


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