This morning, someone I know told me that when she went to use the bathroom last night at around 2am, she encountered two people having sex. They were in a stall, so it wasn’t completely visible, but it was still very easy to tell what was happening in there. The witness tried to make as much noise as possible to alert them to her presence, and they did seem to stop while she was there.
Although encountering bathroom sex might be a little awkward, and uncomfortable, would you rather encounter it in the bathroom or in the bed next to yours? Personally, I’d prefer the bathroom.
As different people have been sharing stories with me about the awkward experiences that they’ve encountered, I’ve come to notice that most of the people subjected to “watching” these sexual acts do not find them acceptable at all. Only the participants seem to think that their behavior is tolerable. But then why does this still happen? And why does it seem so widespread? It goes way beyond this small liberal arts college, beyond New England, and even beyond the US. How many of these acts come out of necessity or desperation and how many come out of just a pure disregard for the presence of others?
I like to think that there are groups that represent both of these ideas. But in my experience I have noticed that the difference is that usually those who partake in these activities in order to fulfill a need tend to at least make an attempt to keep what they are doing quiet. However, there are still those who make no attempt whatsoever. I really want to know why. Its one thing to have sexual relations in front of people, but it’s another thing entirely to not even try to hide it.
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Your blog is very interesting. I like how you express yourself and your personal interests throughout your posts. I think that it is really cool how you are an RA and have a bunch of stories to share but have to be confidential about them, most people would not be able to do it. I enjoyed reading your blog mostly because I was able to relate to it by what I have seen on the media. Although I have not encountered any of it in real life, I know that things like this do happen in real life throughout college campuses. I think that in your blog you should add a little bit more research, such as maybe some statistics as to how often this happens or you could even go interview people and see what they say about it and if they have ever encountered the issue of sharing their room in this sense. I think that it is great that you brought this up for your blog because I know that in many areas it is a continuing issue and many people will have a lot to say about it.
I think that the main reason in which people do these kinds of things and think that it is acceptable in college is because they only experience life in college once. Many people want to make the most of their four years and think that they have to do crazy things out of the norm.
Your blog was interesting to read and I really liked how you put the examples in it. This really brought what you were saying together and it was weird how I was able to relate to it, by remember movies I’ve watched or stories I have heard. I liked how you explained your job as an RA and I can only imagine how much talk goes on between all of them.
The contents of your blog are very filling in the sense that you seem to talk about a lot of material at the same time, which is good and keeps the reader engaged. Some other things about Public Display that you could go into are how people act towards one another in public that might be interesting to go into. Do people that others know spent the night together show emotion towards one another the next day? You could even say how this type of behavior affects you as an RA. It would be very interesting to tie in your personal experience having to sometimes deal with it on campus. Say what you think about it from your point of view.
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