[TELEGRAPH.CO.UK] Angry parents have complained after a primary school introduced unisex toilets in a bid to 'prevent transphobia'....which is another of those things you have whether you know what it is or not...
Pupils were shocked to discover they had to share the 'gender neutral' toilets at the start of the school year, sparking concerns from parents. Many say their children do not want to use facilities split with the opposite sex and it makes them feel 'uncomfortable'.
Tut tut! A mere fear, not nearly as serious as transphobia, whatever that is.
I think it's because we're cis-philics...
Harbour Primary School in Newhaven, East Sussex, has defended the move, which it says is about 'preventing transphobia'.
Throw off your outmoded standards of behavior. Your betters know what's best for you and it's not what your parents thought was right.
There are around 500 pupils at the school for three to 11-year-olds.
When I was a three-year-old my phobias included the boogey man, who used to hide in my closet. I think I was seven or eight when my Dad explained that the boogey man hid in the closet because he was afraid us kids would get him if he came out.
One concerned mother said her seven-year-old does not feel 'comfortable' using the toilets.
Do tell? I knew there was a difference between boys and girls when I was seven, too.
She said: "I know of several parents who have raised complaints and they have now invited us to a meeting about transgender equality.
How many three-year-olds in the entire world are transgender? Perhaps the number of transgender ten year-olds is greater, but I'm guessing it's not by much.
"This was just introduced from the start of term and no one told us before. There are seven-year-old girls using the same toilets as 11-year-old boys.
Not to worry. It's not like sexual abuse ever happens in schools.
"My daughter has said she doesn't feel comfortable about it. Although we are all up for equality we feel this is not allowing our children to choose.
I don't think I was comfortable with the idea of girls looking at my pee-pee when I was seven. I wasn't real hot on the idea of boys looking, either.
"A lot of our children don't want to use toilets of the opposite sex."
Tut tut. How olde fashioned of them!
Headteacher Christine Terrey said the decision to include single sex toilets in their new building had been taken by East Sussex County Council.
The "wudn't me" defense...
She has invited parents to a meeting on 'transphobia', which will include a discussion about the toilets. Mrs Terrey said: "The toilets are all in cubicles and they all lock. We just want all our children to be able to use the toilets.
Actually, back when I was young, in the Upper Paleolithic, there was less privacy in public accommodations. When I went into the army there were showers that served the entire barracks and row upon row of crappoirs. One sat and grunted and read the paper whilst his peers ambled by ignoring him. Society became more, not less, concerned about privacy to the point where children are expected to have their own rooms and often a private bathroom. Now, in the interest of rooting out heterodox thought, all that privacy we evolved into will be tossed by the wayside.
"We no longer have urinals because they were quite unpopular with the boys."
That's one of the more stoopid statements I've seen in my life. Who the hell told her that?