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Paris installs completely exposed urinals near popular tourist spots

6 points by breitling 8y ago

amelius 8y ago
I've already seen them. By the way, how will women/feminists respond to this?
- eahman02 8y ago
  Women don't "wild pee"; I believe these aren't targeted to them.
  - Yetanfou 8y ago
    Women certainly "wild pee", they just hide behind parked cars on parking lots etc. When you gotta go, you gotta go, no matter which tools you were born with.
- breitling 8y ago
  I've always wondered that...I've seen men urinating in the streets when they gotta go. What do women do when they have to go and there's no restroom nearby? Do they have bigger bladders? Do men have a lower threshold to control it? Or do men just not care to look for restrooms? So many unanswered questions.
- mistersquid 8y ago
  As a sibling commenter has noted, women tend not to pee in public, which means that public urination is a problem of some men choosing comfort over sanitation. In any case, with specialized funnels, women can choose to stand while urinating. [0] Transporting such a funnel presents other issues, perhaps soluble with a plastic bag. In addition to funnels, there are methods women may use to urinate while standing. [1] [0] https://www.amazon.com/GoGirl-Female-Urination-Device-Lavender/dp/B003BEDUS6?th=1 https://www.amazon.com/GoGirl-Female-Urination-Device-Lavend... [1] https://www.wikihow.com/Urinate-Standing-Up-as-a-Female https://www.wikihow.com/Urinate-Standing-Up-as-a-Female EDIT: Add last paragraph and second link.
mistersquid 8y ago
The objection over uritrottoirs located near schools or near historic sites seems short-sighted. If people are publicly urinating near schools and historic sites, it makes sense to offer low-maintenance sanitary receptacles for urine. I don't mean to be controversial or glib, but to my mind refusing to offer such appliances is comparable to refusing to issue birth control for fear of encouraging sex. If people are going to engage in a behavior regardless of legality or advisability, it's sensible to provide a mechanism to reduce public harm. Dislcosure: public urination is rampant where I presently live. (SF) EDIT: add disclosure.
merricksb 8y ago
Discussed a few days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17767071 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17767071

6 points by breitling 8y ago

amelius 8y ago

I've already seen them. By the way, how will women/feminists respond to this?

eahman02 8y ago
Women don't "wild pee"; I believe these aren't targeted to them.
- Yetanfou 8y ago
  Women certainly "wild pee", they just hide behind parked cars on parking lots etc. When you gotta go, you gotta go, no matter which tools you were born with.
breitling 8y ago
I've always wondered that...I've seen men urinating in the streets when they gotta go. What do women do when they have to go and there's no restroom nearby? Do they have bigger bladders? Do men have a lower threshold to control it? Or do men just not care to look for restrooms? So many unanswered questions.
mistersquid 8y ago
As a sibling commenter has noted, women tend not to pee in public, which means that public urination is a problem of some men choosing comfort over sanitation. In any case, with specialized funnels, women can choose to stand while urinating. [0] Transporting such a funnel presents other issues, perhaps soluble with a plastic bag. In addition to funnels, there are methods women may use to urinate while standing. [1] [0] https://www.amazon.com/GoGirl-Female-Urination-Device-Lavender/dp/B003BEDUS6?th=1 https://www.amazon.com/GoGirl-Female-Urination-Device-Lavend... [1] https://www.wikihow.com/Urinate-Standing-Up-as-a-Female https://www.wikihow.com/Urinate-Standing-Up-as-a-Female EDIT: Add last paragraph and second link.

mistersquid 8y ago

The objection over uritrottoirs located near schools or near historic sites seems short-sighted. If people are publicly urinating near schools and historic sites, it makes sense to offer low-maintenance sanitary receptacles for urine. I don't mean to be controversial or glib, but to my mind refusing to offer such appliances is comparable to refusing to issue birth control for fear of encouraging sex. If people are going to engage in a behavior regardless of legality or advisability, it's sensible to provide a mechanism to reduce public harm. Dislcosure: public urination is rampant where I presently live. (SF) EDIT: add disclosure.

merricksb 8y ago

Discussed a few days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17767071 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17767071