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Gents toilet refurb

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KIlliePieMyOhMy · 10/05/2025 08:41

Local pub is having a refurb.
They have built an extension for new toilets.
Went with friends last night and my male friend took this photo of the new 'gents'.
It rather gave me the ick.
AIBU to think this kind of imagery should not still be around?

Gents toilet refurb
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BiologicalRobot · 10/05/2025 10:38

I don't understand why it's there as it's as though they are insulting their male customers. Or am I missing something?

Lovelysummerdays · 10/05/2025 10:40

TheSilentMajority · 10/05/2025 10:16

I am very pro safe women's spaces but I am not anti trans - I find this offensive and anti trans. Its taking a dig at the situation where the nurses quite rightly protested at a transwomen doctor changing in their space. Women's rights need to be protected and to me the situation these nurses were put in was horrific - but we need to stop people being anti trans. Bet a male designed and painted this.

I didn’t get this from that at all.

BIossomtoes · 10/05/2025 10:41

TheSilentMajority · 10/05/2025 10:16

I am very pro safe women's spaces but I am not anti trans - I find this offensive and anti trans. Its taking a dig at the situation where the nurses quite rightly protested at a transwomen doctor changing in their space. Women's rights need to be protected and to me the situation these nurses were put in was horrific - but we need to stop people being anti trans. Bet a male designed and painted this.

Bollocks.

VimesandhisCardboardBoots · 10/05/2025 12:21

TheSilentMajority · 10/05/2025 10:16

I am very pro safe women's spaces but I am not anti trans - I find this offensive and anti trans. Its taking a dig at the situation where the nurses quite rightly protested at a transwomen doctor changing in their space. Women's rights need to be protected and to me the situation these nurses were put in was horrific - but we need to stop people being anti trans. Bet a male designed and painted this.

Haha, this has absolutely nothing to do with trans people. This is standard male "Haha you've got a small cock" humour.

You're reading stuff into it that isn't there.

Baystard · 10/05/2025 12:27

If it is in an adults-only sort of bar then it's in poor taste.

If the pub serves food and has kids using the toilets it's completely inappropriate.

kindlyensure · 10/05/2025 12:35

Yeah, it's a massive ick. Because men are seeing 'sexy nurse'. Because men with low self-esteem (or incel-y young men) are seeing 'women laughing at my penis. Hate them'. No one is laughing at you mate, honestly, we do not want to comment on your penis size. Please leave us alone.

What did your mate think?

MrsSkylerWhite · 10/05/2025 12:40

That’s after the refurb? …. is it a Wetherspoons?

KIlliePieMyOhMy · 10/05/2025 16:19

Not a Wetherspoons,
Yes, after the refurb - these are the new male toilets.
Not trying to ban it, but my male friends were a bit like is it funny?
Nothing like it in the ladies' toilet.
Yes - family type pub that serves food.

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Wolfpa · 10/05/2025 16:28

What is your actual issue with it? There are plenty of toilets that have interesting pictures. It’s just a rubbish joke same as the urinals that have targets in them to give men something to improve their aim.

KIlliePieMyOhMy · 10/05/2025 16:39

Wolfpa · 10/05/2025 16:28

What is your actual issue with it? There are plenty of toilets that have interesting pictures. It’s just a rubbish joke same as the urinals that have targets in them to give men something to improve their aim.

I suppose my 'issue' is sexy big breasted nurses is a bit of a postcard type stereotype that I thought we were away from.
It's also a bit some men are big some are small, so what.
On the pubs own Facebook group someone has put sexist jokes against women, so they must think that is ok.
Massively cleaned up is - Some ladies have such large front bottoms that men need a plank tied to them so they don't fall in.
So there's my issue - sexist jokes breed sexist jokes.

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Baystard · 10/05/2025 17:14

In an family pub I'd be complaining OP. Not appropriate in toilets used by children.

IfYouPutASausageInItItsNotAViennetta · 10/05/2025 17:37

It's very Donald McGill - and not even his wittiest examples either.

BeMintFatball · 10/05/2025 17:47

Are you sure your friend wasn’t pulling your leg. That doesn’t look like an after photo to me. Look at the discoloured tile grout

TimeToBake · 10/05/2025 18:37

BeMintFatball · 10/05/2025 17:47

Are you sure your friend wasn’t pulling your leg. That doesn’t look like an after photo to me. Look at the discoloured tile grout

I agree, that doesn’t look like it’s newly refurbished to me.

Hont1986 · 10/05/2025 23:09

TimeToBake · 10/05/2025 18:37

I agree, that doesn’t look like it’s newly refurbished to me.

Because it isn't, it is an image of the bathroom in the Heart Attack Grill restaurant in Las Vegas. You can see it here:

Either OP made it up or her male friend is pulling her leg.

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Jc2001 · 10/05/2025 23:32

It does seem a bit of an odd thing to add to a newly refurbished toilet.

steff13 · 10/05/2025 23:39

I don't see how this is anti-trans?

It's tacky, but I think there are establishments that cater to people who would find it funny.

IfYouPutASausageInItItsNotAViennetta · 11/05/2025 09:52

Hont1986 · 10/05/2025 23:09

Because it isn't, it is an image of the bathroom in the Heart Attack Grill restaurant in Las Vegas. You can see it here:

Either OP made it up or her male friend is pulling her leg.

Or possibly the owner of this place saw the original and liked it so much that they plagiarised installed a tribute copy of it in their men's bogs?!

IfYouPutASausageInItItsNotAViennetta · 11/05/2025 09:54

steff13 · 10/05/2025 23:39

I don't see how this is anti-trans?

It's tacky, but I think there are establishments that cater to people who would find it funny.

I'm guessing that this kind of thing might well appeal to the inexplicable millions of fans of Mrs Brown's Boys.

kindlyensure · 11/05/2025 10:10

The guy in the video says: "we have this little humor thing going on the walls that's kind of making fun of penis sizes, but there's something a little wrong with it."
So yeah, the punter didn't think much of it either.

(Can't believe I just watched a urinal review....slow Sunday!)

Sadcafe · 11/05/2025 10:15

It’s postcard humour, don’t personally find it offensive and as it’s a male toilet in theory the women shouldn’t be in there to be offended

Shade17 · 11/05/2025 10:16

IfYouPutASausageInItItsNotAViennetta · 11/05/2025 09:52

Or possibly the owner of this place saw the original and liked it so much that they plagiarised installed a tribute copy of it in their men's bogs?!

No, it’s very clearly an American urinal. The OP’s having her leg pulled.

ScottBakula · 11/05/2025 11:17

I agree it's tacky and naff but I am not offended by it.

@TheSilentMajority , I have no idea what you think this has to do with trans !

@Hont1986 thanks ( I think 🙃) for the video it certainly looks like @KIlliePieMyOhMy is having her leg pulled.
But by god that guy in the video is annoying !

KIlliePieMyOhMy · 11/05/2025 15:25

I have had words with my male friends. Buggers.

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