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Old 08-27-2008, 11:02 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by elsesomebody View Post
I can imagine several different reasons. I think I remember my wife mentioning that the gym class showers in high school had a separate stall shower for menstruating girls. I can also imagine that women less comfortable with their body especially overweight would feel more comfortable showering in private. I know I had an experience where I had to shower in a locker room style shower with guys I work with after playing basketball. It was a little uncomfortable, especially since I hadn't been in a group shower situation in a long time.
In my experience (and based on the comments about the facilities at our gym that my wife passed on) the very fit want to show off, and the very fat don't care.

It's the medium women that hide in the changing room - and from what I understand, it's women like girl C in the "Chubby" thread who lack confidence - which just shows how fucked up body image is in our society.
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