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a woman has no need to touch the seat and a man has the option to not touch the seat and pee sitting down (which is more hygienic anyway.) So a woman shouldn’t have to touch the seat when there’s nothing about her body that would require that and if a man chooses to stand and pee, then it’s really his choice to touch the seat.
Kate Northrup • Patriarchy, Toilet Seats, and Feminism - Kate Northrup
I realized that a man leaving the toilet seat up after he pees and not considering putting it down for a woman who might come use the toilet after him (because she doesn’t need her hand to come into any contact with the seat) is just one insidious symptom of a society that centers around men and forgets to consider that anyone else lives here on... See more
Kate Northrup • Patriarchy, Toilet Seats, and Feminism - Kate Northrup
I don’t know if you know (I didn’t so that’s why I’m telling you) that part of what defines a patriarchy is that everything is designed and organized around men.