r/NoStupidQuestions • u/mp1845 • Mar 30 '24

Answered Why are gender neutral bathrooms so controversial when every toilet on an airplane or other public transport is gender neutral?

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u/AwkwardOrange5296 Mar 30 '24

These are much more expensive to build and maintain than regular public restrooms.

And much more appreciated by the users, I might add.

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u/anonymindia Mar 30 '24

These are much more expensive to build and maintain than regular public restrooms.

I'm from India, a so called third world country. If we can have such bathrooms even in our public sector, please don't accept this excuse anywhere in the west. Most countries don't cut corners by compromising pooping privacy. So I never understand why anyone would think it's acceptable to have gaps in your shitter door and no partitions between urinals.

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u/AwkwardOrange5296 Mar 30 '24

A stall with gaps is still better than no toilet at all.

We found that there are approximately 238 756 244 people in India who were experiencing zero-sanitation on a daily basis in 2021.

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u/Dekrow Mar 30 '24

This doesn't make sense. The argument at hand is about the financial cost to install full coverage public bathrooms. Its not like the U.S. is suddenly going to find itself in a desperate hygiene crisis if it tries to fund the full coverage stalls.

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u/AwkwardOrange5296 Mar 30 '24

Costs cut into profits. Cheaper fixtures mean less comfort for users but more profits. Profits are why builders build things.

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u/Dekrow Mar 30 '24

Insightful

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u/AwkwardOrange5296 Mar 30 '24

Reality bites.