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[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 124 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Oh, wow. I've always wondered about the crazy bathroom laws. I used to ask, "What're they gonna do? Raid the bathroom and start checking genitals?" Turns out, yeah, that's exactly what they're gonna do. I hope the malicious idiots that voted for this get a taste of their own medicine when they become collateral damage.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 105 points 1 month ago (4 children)

There wasn't even a bathroom law in Arizona. A bunch of men busted in there just to harass a lesbian.

[–] oxysis@lemm.ee 46 points 1 month ago

Who could’ve ever possibly imagined that this would happen?

Oh anyone who can put two and two together…

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Whoa, that's even crazier. Are police not beholden to law? If not, what exactly is law enforcement in the context of the executive branch of government?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They've always considered themselves above the law.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I am the law!

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

"What am I being arrested for?"

"Doing stuff we don't like without license."

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/heien-v-north-carolina/

Why rely on MintPress’ analysis of someone else’s take. Why not use their source?

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

To be honest I just pulled the first link.

[–] imvii@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago

Are police not beholden to law?

In the US? LOLOLOL

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There wasn't even a bathroom law in Arizona. A bunch of men busted in there just to harass a ~~lesbian~~ woman.

Her sexuality is irrelevant. There are plenty of "butch" straight women.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's a clear hierarchy to their hate. Trans > gay > cishet.

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

Sure, but don't let them use their bigotry to control narrative.

There is no reason this person had to be an lesbian for this scenario. The bigots hear lesbian and think, no big deal, better safe than sorry, etc.

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sounds like a lucrative lawsuit to me

Nah, suing the cops is an uphill battle, even when you have a good case. And even if you win the cops will see 0 repercussions. Anything you win will be payed for by the tax payer while the cops get to stay on the force and brutalize more citizens.

[–] BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's the Sith side of Penis Inspection Day.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to genital inspection.

[–] Genius@lemmy.zip 113 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Men burst into the ladies' room with flashlights to harass a woman.

These anti trans bathroom laws are just an excuse for perverts and rapists to get into the ladies' room!

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 1 month ago

🌍🧑‍🚀🔫🧑‍🚀 always has been

[–] funkpandemic@lemmy.ca 57 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is just one reason why TERFs are morons

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

trans exclusionary radical bathroom fetishists?

edit sadly that doesn't describe it enough. how many more modifiers do you want. hate is hate.

[–] cokeslutgarbage@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Someone on Lemmy, I wish I remembered and could credit them, called them FARTs- Feminism Appropriating Radical Transphobes. I've been telling all my friends to do that, it feels right.

[–] quietsonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

people use the term "terf" to refer to all transphobic women, as if being a woman requires being feminist, it's kinda weird

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 31 points 1 month ago

it's just basic human decency that i need to know the details of your junk in a Tucson mega mart

[–] Inkstainthebat@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago

"We can always tell"

[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 14 points 1 month ago

We knew this would happen. Gender purity tests affect everyone.

[–] WhatSay@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 month ago

I had a bad feeling about Tuscan and Phoenix, not sure about the rest of Arizona

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ah yeah, just people learning about new/old genders the hard way. You just have to remember LGBTQ A+. There's a plus I assume now because there's a large number of yet to surface genders. There's a space between the A, I assume because A is for Asexual sort of de-gendered. Its a rainbow out there. Just accept it and move on. I don't even understand why the big deal. At home there's two bathrooms and anyone can go in them. I don't have to go check all my guests for dick or vagina. I assume that they gotta go at some point so I provide them the same two bathrooms my own family uses....unless they got Ebola. I assume other people would also draw the line at deadly airborne diseases. Possible at diarrhea, but hey, even then, you still gotta go somewhere!

[–] nicky7@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The same type of people complaining about Gender-Neutral bathrooms are the same type of people that would complain about desegregated water fountains. Bigots.

[–] MuAraeOracle@real.lemmy.fan 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

So if we create a bathroom for bigots will that solve the problem?

  • Common M/F/Whatever
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  • Bigots

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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago

really bathrooms should default to being accessible, look to thatcher's grave for a great example.

[–] Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

Yes please, and paint the bathroom door red.

[–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The full acronym as far as we are aware is: LGBTQIANB2SP+

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual/Aromantic, Nonbinary, TwoSpirit, Pansexual (and maybe Polyamorous) plus

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Dang! I want to be polyamorous but my wife said no.

[–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh, sorry that you're in that situation.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Its OK I'll ask again tomorrow.

[–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Doesn't sound like a good thing to be honest. If someone says no, you should respect that and either stop being in that relationship if being polyamorous is that important to you, or accept that you won't ever be in a polyamorous relationship.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lol. No worries it was just a funny comment. I'm totally fine.

[–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh, okay. As somemany who are polyamorous we saw the possible outcomes of trying to force such a situation. Glad you're okay and it's not serious.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I totally wonder how they can possibly make a trio or more work. But to each their own. Two of my sisters in law have all their kids from different dads. It seems to work for them and they are nice and decent people not trying to sexually molest me when we meet lol.

[–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Well it depends what kind of polyamory you want. Personally we are relationship anarchists and mostly solo polyam which is more towards the egalitarian end.

There's the hierarchical polyamorous folks that we don't really like at all, but if it works for someone or somemany, then they have our support.

We've made a lot of mistakes in the past over it, but we have learned what to do and what not to do.

We highly recommend undertaking therapy, and learning to recognise that jealousy and envy are not good things to base relationships on nor to blame others for, those are our own problems, nothing to do with others if they aren't doing anything to be petty to us or to intentionally hurt us in other ways.

[–] ellypony@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

you could not hire the most talented comedian on earth to parody this.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago

PAPERS PLEASE

sounds familiar...

[–] Amonverite@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

Another reason to boycott Walmart and U.S. corporations.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Should be able to sue the police union. Absolute shitshow that these clowns can do what they do and are defended on the taxpayer dollar.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

The design of our restrooms is dumb, and the hate brigade makes it 10x worse.

Sweden does restrooms correctly. They are more private, more hygienic, and more efficient. That’s on top of eliminating the reason for the temptation for scumbags to be the genital police.

What I am used to at work in the US is a giant room for two toilets and a urinal plus two sinks. And it should go without saying that the privacy of the stalls is terrible. They are only ever metal panels that start a foot off the floor and end low enough for tall people to see over. The metal panels have huge gaps between them that you have to avoid looking at unless you like awkward eye contact. Of course there is also the door for the ladies’ room leading to a second giant room with I assume 3 toilets and 2 sinks.

Over in Sweden, in the same space you have a short hallway with 6-8 individual doors. Real wooden doors, that fully close and lock with vacant/occupied indicators on the outside. Behind each is a reasonably sized small room with a toilet and sink. You know, kind of like a restroom!

The setup is better for the individuals using the facilities as well as the group’s utilization. Any person can use any restroom at any time, and with a much better experience than we have now.

It just seems a bit too “respects other humans” to fly in the US. Plus I’m sure the upfront construction cost is slightly higher (gasps in American).