Post #4602053 · Elektrine

2026-08-25 20:04 UTC

10-20% of the population is LGBT in some manner. The idea of forcing kids to change in front of each other comes from a world where we had not problem assuming everyone was straight. That’s why it was no big deal for boys to see other boys naked and girls to see other girls naked. But it’s not 1950 anymore. And just like traditionally we wouldn’t force girls to change in front of guys, we shouldn’t force kids to change in front of other kids they might be attracted to or those who may have attraction to them. Plus the gendered changing rooms cause all sorts of issues for trans kids. It’s a whole lot of headache for very little benefit. Putting kids through that much trauma just isn’t worth it because, in the abstract, it might be ideal if kids were more comfortable with their bodies. “Force all the kids to get naked around each other” only works if you ignore the 20% of kids that aren’t straight or cis.

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@despoticruin@anarchist.nexus 2026-08-25 20:26

This is still reinforcing the idea that sexual attraction is intrinsically linked to nudity, as well as just excusing inappropriate behavior by altering the environment instead of the actual behavior. Putting aside the gender and sexuality debate entirely, because I want it to be clear that showering is a practical matter and shouldn’t be sexualized in the first place, body positivity begins and ends with people accepting themselves and ending the bullying and teasing is a completely different discussion. People have been completely ignoring the practical aspect of this whole thing this whole thread, BO is a serious problem for people after exercise. Not a lot of schools have the space or resources to have individual shower stalls. Plumbing is expensive, those post showers are a single water hookup and a single drain for 6-10 showers versus one each for stalls. We do need to address issues regarding acceptance as a society, but introducing strawmen just ignores the issue at hand.

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