Angry sweaty girl’s post
So I went to the university gym. I don’t know why, but this time it was hard and I really felt all the weight on my knees. Which is never good. But I finished most of what I do usually, and anyway this isn’t the point. The point of this post is, that I headed towards the showers, so I could quickly shower before class and not meet my friend there who had a few more minutes on the elliptical. To my surprise, the showers were closed due to construction. I thought WTF, I have a class. I can’t go all sweaty! People look at me weird as it is! I paused for a few minutes and saw girls going some other way. Not far from there I saw other showers. I don’t know if they’re new, or they belong to some other part of the sports center, but they were there. Lots of girls were there, which is unusual for that hour. Maybe it means I’ll get my old showers back. I hope.
I entered the room and to my horror it was big. Too big. Which means too many people. To my second horror, the showers themselves looked like someone was doing us a favor putting doors on the shower unit. Not only were the doors see-through, but they were half the size of a normal door! Gee thanx, male engineer! My instinct was to get out of there (it caught me unprepared and the shock had to sink in) so I did, and it made me miss my class and drive home.
I never got the idea of shared showers. Ever since I was a kid in the pool and entered the showers room with my mom I did not understand why I have to witness old ladies bare naked. And it’s not just old ladies. I don’t need to see anyone naked in the showers with me. What ever happened to privacy? And where do people find the courage to walk around naked in front of a bunch of people? I don’t care “we’re all girls and have the same parts”! Why is it okay for guys to feel weird around each others, but girls supposed to be best naked friends? I don’t want to see naked body parts like my own, just like most guys don’t want a dick in their face. People would call guys gay if they’re afraid of the penis, but what if it’s just uncomfortable?? I don’t wanna see any girls, old and wrinkled or young and perky, naked in the showers with me, and I’m not a lesbian for it. I don’t wanna see them, I don’t want them to see me. It’s supposed to be your private time and space, I don’t get it. Why do gyms, schools and army bases always force mass nudity on you? Why is it so hard to put a freaking divider between shower units (that’s the basics, and some places don’t even have those!!), and a door, a normal full size, not even full size – it could be like 3/4 of a full size door, but as long as it solid sealed door. What’s so hard about that? Is it people being cheap, or just male engineers’ fantasies?!
The only place where there should be public showers with no privacy is prison. Let those bitches tremble over who drops the soap, they deserve it. But innocent people should get more credit, really. Reeeeaaaly.
