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The Reactions Of Men And Women Essay

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As a result I wanted to test the reactions of men and women as I entered a gender specific restroom. I work at the Residential Dining Hall at Cal State Long Beach. In the back are the lockers and the gender specific restrooms for men and women. At the end of every shift there is normally a line for both restrooms because there is only one stall for each. I decided to wait in line for the men’s restroom. No one knew that I was waiting to go in until both restrooms were vacant and I proceeded into the men’s room. I can feel the stares of everyone as they assumed I was waiting for women’s restroom. When I first entered I heard someone yell “You are going into the wrong restroom!” and I simply replied “No I am not.” After taking a longer time than expected, when those who witnessed me exiting stared at me specifically for an explanation. When I ignored their stares, they questioned why I decided to go in there when the women’s restroom was emptied. Some assumed that I was looking for something, and one of my coworkers even proceeded to address me as sir. I did not believe this to be a big deal because both restrooms have the same exact setting. I asked one of my coworkers Marleena to observe the reactions. She explained that some coworkers stared at each other confused, and they needed assurance asking “Did Autumn just go into the men’s restroom” or they just stared and shrugged their shoulders. The confusion was evident on everyone’s face, even my supervisor questioned my

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