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Nowadays, I'd only even enter a swimming pool by myself or maybe with trusted friends, but what council has the resources to allow everyone to use the pool by themselves? Were you drunk?
You know what I mean. When it's open. I wouldn't like it much if I walked in looking to have a swim after uni classes only for someone to say there's a women only session on now.
its not that, the council has redone the night so it's an adult only night, to ensure its a peaceful night
whats so wrong in that?
personally i don't give a toss about things like that, there are ways around the 'monthly' issue at swimming pools to my knowledge, and for pregnent women, as long as it's a relaxing 'adults' night theres nothing wrong with it being mixed sex
they're just making the relaxed session mixed sex, what's the harm?
whats the argument again? Humans with penises are more likely to harrass people, ogle or swim too fast???
Has someone stolen yer phone?
I didn't really want to swim at 3am. It was a way of illustrating a point.
:yes:
I don't think single sex sessions are a good idea at all.
If it's a case of being quiet then the pool should have regulations on splashing and diving etc. at certain times of the day.
I know if I turned up to my local pool and was told I couldn'd use it because I wasn't a women I would be really pissed off.
What are you talking about?
Incidentally, my last two phones were stolen so don't jinx me.
No it was a way of coming across as an idiot and you succeeded, give yourself a pat on the back.
You can phone 'em up before hand to check.
All I'm saying is that if some women feel more comfortable in a women only session, is it really that big a deal?
The same as disabled sessions, they're specified and are acceptable in my book. There's no difference between males and females and no one deserves special treatment over the other.
So would you support men only one's then?
And no, it's not that big a deal but the principle remains the same.
Oh the irony.
If thats what some men were more comfortable with, yeah why not?
Who gives a fuck?
I've already said why not. It's a stupid idea.
I must admit it's not a thing that bugs me all the time but I have an opinion.
I know I come across as an idiot a good 80% of the time, I admit it. Will you admit it now too?
Why?
Opinions are like arseholes. We all have one and they all stink.
I've never denied it.
It serves no real purposes or benefit.
If someone wants to use them, then surely it does serve a purpose?
exactly
ladies man here
That's why.
It's different for kids who are going for swimming lessons for obvious reasons, or people going for specific activities such as water aerobics and polo. I don't see a valid reason to make sessions sex specific though.
What about specific sessions for white people?
About 40 years ago in Alabama!
Try 5
I dont see whats wrong with women only swim classes. There are some at my gym. Its probably alot more comforting to women who are insecure having only women around them in the class. I know if I were ever to take a pool exercise class I would prefer it to be womem only. I dont' know why really. The men in my yoga class don't bother me, but I'd just feel more comfortable with women only in a swim session. They have men only swim clases also. Are the pregnant swim classes discriminating.
But seriously, I'm as much for women's swimming sessions as men's... I don't see a problem with having seperate sessions if men get one too.
I've never not been able to go swimming because there was a women only session on, but I would be really annoyed if it ever happened. Of course I check the timetable before I go, but if people can only go at a certain time during the week, then is it really fair that they can't because they're a man? I'm against single sex sessions, for either sex, purely because people only have a limited amount of free time, and therefore the pool should be open to most of the people, most of the time (since it is a public pool after all). And a training pool should be open for proper swimming most of the time too. It's not hard to set up different lanes for differing abilities, for people who don't want people speeding past them all the time, or having to dodge between slower people.
I just don't understand the justification for it, since most of these women would have no problem sharing a pool or a beach with men on holiday. To suggest that men only go to the swimming pool to check out the girls, or that they'll somehow be more critical of your body than other women is stupid. I just don't think that women (or men) as a group have any sort of special requirements that means they need the pool for themselves, and there's only so much time in the day.
much like they have kids and parents nights, they should have non-playing around nights only etc as it's fair and on discriminates on how the people behave, not their sex