Why is there a rule against X? Y is far worse...
June 7, 2012 11:12 AM Subscribe
What behaviors or actions are universally considered to be unacceptable, unhealthy, or unsanitary when, in the same setting, another behavior or action is not considered in the same light...even thought it may be far worse?
The example that comes to mind for me is the sign at my gym in the communal shower reminding patrons to not pee or shave (with threat of termination of membership!)...meanwhile it is considered an acceptable behavior to wash one's behind and rid it of leftover fecal material.
This post was deleted for the following reason: This is a bit too open-ended as stated to really work. Maybe try and rework this as something a bit more concrete in problem-to-be-solved terms and try again next week? -- cortex
The examples you gave aren't parallel, to me. The amount of fecal matter you're washing off should be nearly microscopic (unless something is terribly wrong), but someone peeing would produce a lot of pee. Same thing with shaving cream embedded with little hairs.
posted by chowflap at 11:17 AM on June 7, 2012
posted by chowflap at 11:17 AM on June 7, 2012
Are you asking us to justify the rules in that particular setting, or are you actually looking for a list of similar inconsistencies (assuming we all agree with you that they're inconsistent, which clearly isn't the case based on the answers so far)? Is there a serious question here, or is this just an excuse to post a "hey, what's the deal with this?" routine?
posted by John Cohen at 11:20 AM on June 7, 2012
posted by John Cohen at 11:20 AM on June 7, 2012
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2) Because
catspeople are weird.3) You need to wipe better.
posted by phunniemee at 11:15 AM on June 7, 2012 [2 favorites]