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To wonder why an MP is lying about womens bathrooms?

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TeaKlaxon · 28/03/2022 09:33

Lucy Allen has tweeted that the Barbican has mens bathrooms and gender neutral bathrooms, but no womens bathrooms.

Lots of twitter users told her that was wrong.

The Barbican itself told her it's wrong.

But the tweet remains. AIBU to think that if an MP gets something wrong, they should apologise and remove the lie? Or to think that this is deliberate misinformation to further the myth of women being 'erased'?

twitter.com/lucyallan/status/1507076111871713282?s=20&t=D_TGgQBlnKkKZ6NEIjnzsw

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SalsaLove · 28/03/2022 09:50

Bathroom sounds nicer than toilet.

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TeaKlaxon · 28/03/2022 09:50

@girlmom21

Her tweet says that she received a message saying that, not that it was her experience.

She has no reason to apologise because her comment is true. She received the message.

Are you going to apologise and get your thread removed for sharing deliberate misinformation?

Oh come on - sharing misinformation under the guise of 'someone said X' is the oldest trick in the Trumpian playbook.

Misinformation is misinformation whether she's passing it on second hand or not.

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PierresPotato · 28/03/2022 09:50

All I remember is that there were NEVER enough women's toilets there anyway.
Queues a mile long while DH could waltz in and out of men's.
Toilets have long been an issue and I imagine if even one of the women's have become gender neutral the old situation will have been exacerbated!

Franca123 · 28/03/2022 09:48

Also what is a 'gender specific' loo. Does that mean I'll get kicked out of the ladies if I'm wearing jeans and no make up? I don't want to be forced to use the gender neutral toilets because I'm not comforming to sexist stereotypes of suitable women's dress.

Whatalovelydaffodil · 28/03/2022 09:46

That doesn't sound good, but can we please stop calling toilets "bathrooms"!

girlmom21 · 28/03/2022 09:46

@daimbarsatemydogsbone

Why do they have bathrooms at the Barbican? Wouldn't toilets be enough?
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girlmom21 · 28/03/2022 09:46

Her tweet says that she received a message saying that, not that it was her experience.

She has no reason to apologise because her comment is true. She received the message.

Are you going to apologise and get your thread removed for sharing deliberate misinformation?

daimbarsatemydogsbone · 28/03/2022 09:46

Why do they have bathrooms at the Barbican? Wouldn't toilets be enough?

Franca123 · 28/03/2022 09:43

Last time I was at the Barbican the toilets in the area where I was were mixed. A man walked into what used to be women's toilets and came out quickly looking mortified. I haven't been back since so not sure whether they've reinstated women's loos in all areas of the building?