Life for an antigay activist can’t be easy in San Francisco — where do you find the time to oppose everything those smiling, fun-loving gays are getting up to at all hours of the day?
One such group, the San Francisco Chinese Christian Union, has even upped the ante of homoffense, targeting the city’s latest attempt to address a stinky situation at Mission neighborhood hangout Dolores Park.
The SFCCU, which has previously been described as an “anti-LGBT hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is suing the city to remove Dolores Park’s pissoir.
What is a “pissoir,” you ask?
How about we take this to the next level?
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It’s essentially a hole in the ground. You’ve got to love the French.
The outdoor urinal (above) is located at the corner of Church St. and 20th St., an area popular among the gays for its prime city views and affectionately referred to as “gay beach.” It was installed as part of a major park renovation and intended to deal with the overwhelming public urination during the park’s busy days.
And yet, the SFCCU finds the newly installed urinal to be “offensive to the senses” and “grossly unseemly.”
They may have a point with the “unseemly” charge — the pissoir certainly won’t win any beauty pageants. Would it have killed the city to plant a shrub on the other side of it? We’re all about cleanliness, but we’d rather a train full of people didn’t watch us as we relieve ourselves.
But “offensive to the senses”? Really? You know what’s offensive to the senses? The foul stench that results from the combination of hipsters and PBR sprayed across the park’s western steps whenever the weather inches past 70 degrees.
“The open-air urination hole violates the privacy of those who need to use the restroom but would be required to expose their bodies and suffer the shame and degradation of urinating in public view,” the complaint reads.
Oh, so nudity in any form is shameful and degrading? There’s that church talk we all know and love.
It should also be noted that along with the pissoir (god we love that word), the city installed a brand spanking new set of bathrooms a mere 30 second walk away for the pee shy among us.
We know it’s satisfying to be offended, but we suggest they spend their time on something a little more, for lack of a better word, solid.
Stache
“the San Francisco Chinese Christian Union”
LMAO. Who knew there was such a thing. Amazing no matter what the stripe it always comes down to sex with them.
scotshot
@Stache: They always complain about gay sex “being forced down their throats”.
magicmike
I don’t get it. why would they put it next to a train line where they can all see you. and is there any plumbing at all for it? you just piss in a concrete circle and then where does the piss go? lol
onthemark
These exist in some European cities, and sometimes they’re right next to busy streets… but yes, they always drain into PLUMBING of some kind. That thing in the photo looks nasty!
iggy6666
Gross. Cement being porous. That thing must just reek of ammonia. Yuck
Transiteer
“the San Francisco Chinese Christian Union”. This is a joke, right??? Must be. Nobody could be so sexually repressed that they’d project their hate onto this. Sad, pathetic people. How many are there? 6? 8?
inbama
@iggy6666:
Sounds like most of us think they’ve got a point.
parrjj03
Please.
I was in Eindhoven,Netherlands last week and I saw three or four of these outdoor urinals like this.
#ConservativeAmerica
Juanjo
There is a drain in there which connects to the sewer. On the exterior there are various bushes which have been planted and which will eventually grow in around the thing. The issue at this park is and has been from some time men who rather than walk down to the restrooms will just walk over to the nearest bush or the walkway along that side and let fly. Short of stationing police there 24/7 this seemed like the way to go.
This group operates in Chinatown, miles away form Delores Park. They just figure because Delores Park is close to the Castro, a lot of gay men go there so they will bitch about a pissoir in the park. I would rather they would do something about rude Chinese women shoving their way in front of you to get on the bus and Chinese men who will spit anywhere, inside or out, on a bus or a train whenever the mood hits them. If they want to start policing the city, they can start with their own community.
davidjohng
These are all over Europe. I used one outside the Hamburg train station with loads of people walking past. No one cares, it’s part of nature. I’m glad it was there partly because in Europe you usually have to pay to use the john, a pissoir not.
Billy Budd
I’ve been to China in 2009 and spent two months there. the Chinese fart everywhere, even in front of you, and spit everywhere. Why should we not piss where we should?
winemaker
Juango took the words right out of my mouth. These so called chinese Christians, need to mind their God damned business and start cleaning up their acts. I’m frankly tired of these cretins treating our streets like their own cuspidor. And by the way, when these cretins, whoever they be, push me, I just push right back and say FUCK OFF in chinese, I got it from Google, works everytime!
Ukin
San Francisco Chinese Christian Union and a pissoir? The jokes will write themselves.
silveroracle
@Stache:
LMAO. Good one.
It is a bit open air, pardon the pun.
You would’ve thought somebody would have more common sense to install something a bit more subtle.