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Why do we consider it acceptable for a woman to use the men's bathroom but unacceptable if a man were to use the women's bathroom?

Asked by jca (36062points) July 6th, 2010

I am a woman, and if the ladies’ room has someone in it (say, in a fast food place) I have been known to quickly use the men’s room. This is not unacceptable and I have heard of many women that would do the same.

Yet, if a man were to use the women’s room, it would not be acceptable, he would probably have a woman say something to him at the very least, women would be upset and he may encounter more of a problem, say with the police or a security guard.

Why do you think this is so?

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