Monday, September 29, 2008

When Feminism Goes Too Far

So at Bornholm, I was in a hostel (an hostel?) room that held 8 people and was right next door to a bathroom.

The girls' bathroom.

The little boys' room was clear across a very cold quad, and it was pretty consistently blustery. SO a few male bodied individuals who happen to also be heterosexual men (not to out them or anything) decided that it was more practical to use the ladies' room for their business.

I was in the room when they were done, and started talking about the massive dump they just laid in the girls' room, etc. At first I got all indignant and was thinking "do they realize the implications of their actions and conversation with regard to gender politics and power dynamics?" and then promptly thought

Get a grip, Jacob. They're straight boys who like talking about poop.

Thanks, Brandeis.