Do you put a cover on the toilet seat?

[Anonymous]

I really don’t want to turn this racial but I’m dying to know if any of the bare cheek posters are Black? I’ve never met a Black woman that sits bare so was wondering if that tracks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really don’t want to turn this racial but I’m dying to know if any of the bare cheek posters are Black? I’ve never met a Black woman that sits bare so was wondering if that tracks.

I’m the clean hoverer, and I’m Black.

Yeah, we don’t sit our bare butts on a public toilet seat. 😅😅

[Anonymous]

I find public bathrooms revolting and avoid at all costs. However if absolutely can’t avoid it I just wipe down the seat with clean TP and sit. I don’t think a thin layer of 1-ply is going to make a difference and i would rather not spend any extra time in a stall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find public bathrooms revolting and avoid at all costs. However if absolutely can’t avoid it I just wipe down the seat with clean TP and sit. I don’t think a thin layer of 1-ply is going to make a difference and i would rather not spend any extra time in a stall.

Why not just hover?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really don’t want to turn this racial but I’m dying to know if any of the bare cheek posters are Black? I’ve never met a Black woman that sits bare so was wondering if that tracks.

I’m white as a ghost and I sit right on the seat, so I guess I fall into the parameters of your racial profiling of bathroom habits.

[Anonymous]

I am white and not a hoverer or a coverer and I am finding it puzzling that this topic has anything to do with race. Anecdotal evidence does not prove anything about a whole race of people. Also, as a white person, my experience is that I have no idea what all the other white ladies are doing when they are on the toilet. None.

[Anonymous]

I’m white and I sit without hesitation. I’ll wipe off any droplets before.

There’s definitely a cultural/racial component and it’s not all positive or even harmless. I was a teacher in a DC school with all Black students and the students were really cruel to each other about hygiene and any perceived transgression.

I find that people obsessed with germs and cleanliness in this irrational way are usually dealing with fear of shame more than fear of disease. But obviously everyone is different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m white and I sit without hesitation. I’ll wipe off any droplets before.

There’s definitely a cultural/racial component and it’s not all positive or even harmless. I was a teacher in a DC school with all Black students and the students were really cruel to each other about hygiene and any perceived transgression.

I find that people obsessed with germs and cleanliness in this irrational way are usually dealing with fear of shame more than fear of disease. But obviously everyone is different.

In your school did the students watch each other use the toilet? Were there no doors on the stalls?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really don’t want to turn this racial but I’m dying to know if any of the bare cheek posters are Black? I’ve never met a Black woman that sits bare so was wondering if that tracks.

I’m the clean hoverer, and I’m Black.

Yeah, we don’t sit our bare butts on a public toilet seat. 😅😅

Here I am bucking yet another stereotype (I also can’t dance). I’m a black woman and I sit on the seat. I have never seen any credible scientific articles that this increases any risk of anything and I’m over 50 without any issues to date.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really don’t want to turn this racial but I’m dying to know if any of the bare cheek posters are Black? I’ve never met a Black woman that sits bare so was wondering if that tracks.

I’m the clean hoverer, and I’m Black.

Yeah, we don’t sit our bare butts on a public toilet seat. 😅😅

Here I am bucking yet another stereotype (I also can’t dance). I’m a black woman and I sit on the seat. I have never seen any credible scientific articles that this increases any risk of anything and I’m over 50 without any issues to date.

You made me laugh, PP.

I am not sure it’s an issue of “risk” of a disease. It’s more an issue of ew, WTF, no!

[P-PP]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am white and not a hoverer or a coverer and I am finding it puzzling that this topic has anything to do with race. Anecdotal evidence does not prove anything about a whole race of people. Also, as a white person, my experience is that I have no idea what all the other white ladies are doing when they are on the toilet. None.

Apply for a grant to study the issue.

[Anonymous]

I don't use the covers- too much hassle. I sometimes hover if the toilet is not looking the cleanest.

I do find a lot of people leave the covers on and don't flush the toilet - I find that really gross

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am white and not a hoverer or a coverer and I am finding it puzzling that this topic has anything to do with race. Anecdotal evidence does not prove anything about a whole race of people. Also, as a white person, my experience is that I have no idea what all the other white ladies are doing when they are on the toilet. None.

To be fair, people talk. You don’t have to see someone doing something to know what they do in the stall.

Maybe it’s familial. My mother definitely made it clear that I should not sit bare butt on a public toilet.

[Black hovering PP]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find public bathrooms revolting and avoid at all costs. However if absolutely can’t avoid it I just wipe down the seat with clean TP and sit. I don’t think a thin layer of 1-ply is going to make a difference and i would rather not spend any extra time in a stall.

You don't put one layer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m white and I sit without hesitation. I’ll wipe off any droplets before.

There’s definitely a cultural/racial component and it’s not all positive or even harmless. I was a teacher in a DC school with all Black students and the students were really cruel to each other about hygiene and any perceived transgression.

I find that people obsessed with germs and cleanliness in this irrational way are usually dealing with fear of shame more than fear of disease. But obviously everyone is different.

Shame? No one sees you in a stall with a closed door. However, people who don't wash their hands after using the toilet should be ashamed.