The article under consideration is headlined The Right For Personal Space . In the current article the author speaks at length about a burning issue of all times which is a problem of discrimination. It is the descrimination against men, to be precise, that is touched upon by the author who lays stress on the oppression of inviolability as well as indispensibility of a persons private space.
The article opens in a brief description of the way of living in a society of former USSR when people even though were used to being deprived of their rights were still longing to get appartments of their own, so that they could feel safe in a so-called personal space of theirs. Afterwards the author moves on to defining the term personal space in odrer to provide the readers with the information necessary to get involved in further reading. He difines the term-in-question as a part of a territory that belongs to one definite owner and essentially enables one to stay there on ones own with no fear of a suddent intrusion of aliens. According to the authors point of view, it is not only the chattels to be termed as a private or personal space, but clothes even. To put it in shorter words, one must not trespass on anyones private zone without asking in advance.
Further on the author reminds his readers of some historic examples of the oppression of peoples rights for their intimate areas. He starts with describing different attidute towards some areas of men-womens employment, goes on giving examples of high fences around peoples houses, and ends up with the issue of public baths. The author claims that these aspects led to a resolution to create segregated lavatory rooms, single-sex saunas and changing-rooms, which depicted the progress towards equal rights in the USSR.
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However, in the next passage the author points out the idea that all those restrictions placed were actually to guard women, rather than men. Holding on to the matter of mans rights, the author cites an example of lovely female janitors and maids occuring in mens toilets or baths with men inside! Similar situation can hardly take place in a ladies WC. To contine the author tells a story of an American woman winning a right to use a gents WC, whilst theres hardly any man to gain such a right. Being put under arrest is what he is more likely to achieve even if seen near the ladies refreshroom, since its against the law in the US. The author gives more examples, such as female teachers entering boys toilets in search of smokers, female doctors examining 18-year-old future soldiers and so on. These examples lay stress on the ideas of the article.
The author draws conclusion by saying that the only way to advance the case of equal rights for a safe personal space is to teach boys just as well as girls to value their intimacy. So, to sum up the ideas mentioned I personally agree that the issue of mens deprivation of private place without a shadow of doubt is a subject for discussion. Yet, I still see no sence in putting this idea into such a exaggerated manner as the author did. What we all need to remember is that every one and all deserve a right for safety, comfort and ease of existance, no matter if ones a male or a female. My space is my space.
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