• lectricleopard@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Group showering is an institutional practice, providing for the health of the worker, with little consideration to his/her own desires or comfort. Jails/mines/factories have historically required showering to make sure they could keep working.

    Schools are modeled after these institutions. The powerful people of this country see people as economic assets, and nothing else.

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      1 month ago

      I don’t think that’s why. I think it’s just because it’s cheaper. My school had communal showers, but we didn’t use them (sports teams did though). The only ones I ever used were at Boy Scout camps. I’m pretty sure it’s because it used to not be considered a big deal, and it’s saves a lot of money. Honestly, I think it’s an issue it has become such a big issue. Most countries aren’t so uptight about nudity. It’s an American thing to be scared of nudity.