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June 27, 2002
Blood on the....
This is going to be a short, but disgusting entry.
So the other day I went to this class at UCB for Grants Administration (boring work stuff). 3 hours long. Three fucking hours. Unbelievable. Anyway so at one point I had to go the bathroom (which if you know me, you will know is a common occurrence.) and so I wandered on down to the bathroom and I said hello to it’s new and interesting sinks and toilets. But then I noticed something shocking! On the doors of the bathrooms there are sometimes these little “notes” placed by the bathroom cleaning staffs that say things like, “Please help us keep the bathroom clean. Place sanitary napkins in the disposal bins. Make sure to throw away your trash. And flush the toilet before you leave.” And sometimes people have added their own little sayings to these sign, such as: “Remember to wipe your sprinkle after you tinkle.” And there’s this whle dialogue on one about sexism and how the boys don’t have these signs in their bathrooms and they are expected to be dirty and allowed whereas we are supposed to clean up after ourselves. Which is a load of bullshit, because I cannot imagine the boys bathroom being any dirty than the women’s generally are. No one seems to have grasped the concept of throwing the used paper towels into the garbage can yet. Off subject. Back to the point: This new and (now) frightening bathroom had an alarming sign which read, “If you drop any blood on the toilet seat, wipe it off. If you pee on the seat, wipe it off. Please help us to maintain a clean space for women to use the restroom.” Or something to that effect. I was horrified at the abrupt shift in language to include the menstrual cycles of bathroom users in the admonishing messages. I. Felt. So. Dirty. And I wasn’t even having MY period.
Posted by michele at June 27, 2002 12:00 PM