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The real-life reasons I've heard people decry bidets are absolutely bonkers. Reasons ranging from "why would I want a wet butt" to genuine beliefs that using a

The real-life reasons I've heard people decry bidets are absolutely bonkers. Reasons ranging from "why would I want a wet butt" to genuine beliefs that using a bidet was a manifestation of homosexuality. It's wild how insecure some people are in this country, and how unwilling they are to Even try something like a bidet. The wetness is literally solved by a single square of tp post-cleaning. Attachments are available that can be installed on any toilet, so the "I'm a renter" excuse doesn't hold water either. Not even going to address the sexuality concerns-- I honestly think anyone who believes that shouldn't be welcome on HN.

krona 3y ago
How many litres of water are you using to do this, that you wouldn't have otherwise used?
- evan_ 3y ago
  How much water is used in the manufacture of toilet paper
  - krona 3y ago
    Approx. 100 litres. for 100 sheets. How many you need would depend on your diet and technique. It was a genuine question, not a gotcha.
- seattle_spring 3y ago
  Not sure, but it’s insignificant whatever it is. I buy new toilet paper maybe twice a year.
freedomben 3y ago
I've never, ever heard anything about bidets manifesting homeosexuality, and I've known some pretty homophobic people in the past. Can you elaborate more on what that connection is and/or how it works, because I'm genuinely intrigued. > I honestly think anyone who believes that shouldn't be welcome on HN. Why? It seems absurd and laughable to you and me, but I'm certain we also have beliefs that others on HN would find absurd. Why should the conversation be stifled? If you have absurd beliefs currently and others try to exclude you, how are you ever supposed to correct (or even challenge) your beliefs if you can never talk about it?
- seattle_spring 3y ago
  https://www.reddit.com/r/raisedbynarcissists/comments/m6q6be/dad_called_me_gay_because_i_installed_a_bidet/ https://www.reddit.com/r/raisedbynarcissists/comments/m6q6be... https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ui6t76/straight_men_of_reddit_whats_your_opinion_on_a/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ui6t76/straight_... https://www.reddit.com/r/amiwrong/comments/18tcqu6/am_i_wrong_for_not_wanting_to_see_a_guy_anymore/ https://www.reddit.com/r/amiwrong/comments/18tcqu6/am_i_wron... https://www.reddit.com/r/pointlesslygendered/comments/kj74ml/guys_think_bidets_are_gay_what_if_we_made_one/ https://www.reddit.com/r/pointlesslygendered/comments/kj74ml... I've also had several discussions in real life where people have told me that bidets are "gay", most recently by both my realtor and then my home inspector. The topic was prompted because the house I bought had a plug installed right next to each toilet in the house for bidet attachments.
  - freedomben 3y ago
    Thanks, although (I didn't read every single comment but did read a lot of them) those just seem to be about people complaining about other people thinking they are gay, not somebody actually trying to defend that position. There is that one female who OPs a post about it, but I didn't see any actual argument from her other than "water in your ass is gay" but somehow not when it's in the shower? Anyway, you have convinced me that it is "a thing" but I'd (seriously) really love to understand why. I hate making conclusions like this, but in this case it might just be this simple, that it is just a shallow emotional response to something unfamiliar that makes no logical/rational sense but is accepted by people who operate on emotion and don't make much use of the powerful Prefrontal Cortext that nature has gifted them, and happen to be from a cultural background that has weird superstitions about assholes :-) Still though, if anybody knows anybody who feels this way who could explain it, I'd really love to hear a steelman defense.

krona 3y ago

How many litres of water are you using to do this, that you wouldn't have otherwise used?

evan_ 3y ago
How much water is used in the manufacture of toilet paper
- krona 3y ago
  Approx. 100 litres. for 100 sheets. How many you need would depend on your diet and technique. It was a genuine question, not a gotcha.
seattle_spring 3y ago
Not sure, but it’s insignificant whatever it is. I buy new toilet paper maybe twice a year.

freedomben 3y ago

I've never, ever heard anything about bidets manifesting homeosexuality, and I've known some pretty homophobic people in the past. Can you elaborate more on what that connection is and/or how it works, because I'm genuinely intrigued. > I honestly think anyone who believes that shouldn't be welcome on HN. Why? It seems absurd and laughable to you and me, but I'm certain we also have beliefs that others on HN would find absurd. Why should the conversation be stifled? If you have absurd beliefs currently and others try to exclude you, how are you ever supposed to correct (or even challenge) your beliefs if you can never talk about it?

seattle_spring 3y ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/raisedbynarcissists/comments/m6q6be/dad_called_me_gay_because_i_installed_a_bidet/ https://www.reddit.com/r/raisedbynarcissists/comments/m6q6be... https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ui6t76/straight_men_of_reddit_whats_your_opinion_on_a/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ui6t76/straight_... https://www.reddit.com/r/amiwrong/comments/18tcqu6/am_i_wrong_for_not_wanting_to_see_a_guy_anymore/ https://www.reddit.com/r/amiwrong/comments/18tcqu6/am_i_wron... https://www.reddit.com/r/pointlesslygendered/comments/kj74ml/guys_think_bidets_are_gay_what_if_we_made_one/ https://www.reddit.com/r/pointlesslygendered/comments/kj74ml... I've also had several discussions in real life where people have told me that bidets are "gay", most recently by both my realtor and then my home inspector. The topic was prompted because the house I bought had a plug installed right next to each toilet in the house for bidet attachments.
- freedomben 3y ago
  Thanks, although (I didn't read every single comment but did read a lot of them) those just seem to be about people complaining about other people thinking they are gay, not somebody actually trying to defend that position. There is that one female who OPs a post about it, but I didn't see any actual argument from her other than "water in your ass is gay" but somehow not when it's in the shower? Anyway, you have convinced me that it is "a thing" but I'd (seriously) really love to understand why. I hate making conclusions like this, but in this case it might just be this simple, that it is just a shallow emotional response to something unfamiliar that makes no logical/rational sense but is accepted by people who operate on emotion and don't make much use of the powerful Prefrontal Cortext that nature has gifted them, and happen to be from a cultural background that has weird superstitions about assholes :-) Still though, if anybody knows anybody who feels this way who could explain it, I'd really love to hear a steelman defense.