• PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml
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    31 minutes ago

    If that was Poland it would be pretty understandable since nearly every bee is female* while “ptak” (bird) is widely used synonym for penis.

    *i never met anyone who wouldn’t know this, also even the word “pszczoła” (bee) is always feminine in language

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    Aliens from outer space that resemble birds and bees have recently infiltrated earth and are slowly but surely taking over earth’s restrooms.
    You are neither their species, so it’s best to turn around and go home.

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    This post made me realize, I’ve only ever heard “the birds and the bees” referenced, but never actually how it’s applied during sex ed.

    But uh, turns out this does not make any sense in that context either. It’s just two separate examples to explain sexuality, so bees pollinating flowers and birds laying eggs. They’re just used as examples, because they’re visible in nature and somewhat resemble the mechanics of sex.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_birds_and_the_bees

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      They should have used the eggplants and the peaches. Before cell phone emojis that would have made things even more confusing. Then Piper Perry could do the putting the condom on the eggplant demonstration, and every boy could feel inadequate for the next several decades.

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      But in those examples, the bee is pollinating and the bird is conceiving, so it would make sense.

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        Ah, I thought there would be a male bird involved still, but I guess that example just explains ovulation. Still quite optimistic that everyone shares the same understanding here, though…

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    The sign in the right says “bees”, but the picture shows a creature with eight legs, two body segments, and no wings. That’s no bee, that’s a spider!

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      11 hours ago

      I’ve heard reasons for it like "women’s bathroom needs places to dispose of pads/tampons but, like, it’s a box on the wall. Put one in both.

      Also heard reasons along the lines of “men are faster at using the bathroom so why should we need to share with women” (even though with single bathrooms the washing your hands part is the time bottleneck, not the peeing part) or just general disgust at the idea of sharing a bathroom with the other gender (have heard it from both genders).

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        Yeah duuuuh. Women leave their claw marks everywhere, blood splatter, and oh my god throw that tampon to the trashcan it’s literally there for that reason!

        But also yeah duuuh, men take personal offence at the idea of not pissing all around the stall, and washing hands has to include splattering water, somehow, behind the stall. Also never manages to drop the paper towel to bin.

        We are all terrible lil shits <3

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        women’s bathroom needs places to dispose of pads/tampons but, like, it’s a box on the wall

        Isn’t it just a trash can? Why does it need to be on the wall?

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        It doesn’t really matter ultimately, but it takes me like 10 seconds to wash my hands. Peeing almost always takes longer.

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        No most men I know don’t wash their hands or if they do they just hold it under the tap for 2 seconds without any soap or anything

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    I’ve been stuck in this exact situation at a local pub. It’s even worse when you’ve downed 3 pints so you’re simultaneously drunk and been holding it for way too long cause you had to finish explaining a friend why Marx was right.

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      Now try remembering that as a non-native speaker while about to shit in your pants lmao

      Although I do suspect these are just gender neutral one-person bathrooms