Bu
kaydı, İstanbul için yapılan yoğun kar yağışı uyarıları sonrası, geçtiğimiz sene
gördüğüm en yoğun kar yağışını hatırlayarak giriyorum. Kış dağcılığı eğitimi
için, üyesi olduğumuz Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Dağcılık Kulübü ile gittiğimiz
Kartalkaya’yı, yaklaşık 14 saat boyunca süren ve çadırdan çıkmayı zorlaştıran
tipiyi, buz tutan ayakkabı bağcıklarını, taşlaşan ekmekleri, karın eğdiği polleri,
rüzgârın sesini…
Kış
ya da yaz aylarında gerçekleştirilen herhangi bir dağcılık faaliyetinde, kamp
atılacak yer seçildikten sonra yapılan ilk iş, içme suyu oyarak kullanılacak
kaynakla, tuvalet için belirlenen alanların ayrılmasıdır. Böylece herkes aynı
yerden içer, hep birlikte aynı yere de işer.
Doğada/ya
işemek, kadınlar için bir kaya parçası ya da çalılık bulmak, bir ağaç arkasına
saklanmak, uzaklaşmak, haliyle daha uzun yürümek demek. Erkekler içinse sınır
yok; görünmediklerini düşünmeleri için arkalarını dönmeleri yeterli!
Niyetim,
şiddetli bulduğum bu alan paylaşımını tartışmak değil. Yanda resmini gördüğünüz
bir nevi yapay penis üzerinden, teorik çerçevesini buraya taşımanın zor olduğu
penis kıskançlığı (penis envy) üzerine düşünmek. Benim kendim için çizdiğim bir
diğer çerçeve, bu sembolik penis etrafında, aşağıdaki ifadelerde
rastlayacağınız gibi kendi üzerine işemek, korkudan altına işemek gibi diğer
somut durumları soyut bir alana taşımakla sınırlı. Feminine Urinary Director
olarak isimlendirilen bu nesne ile ilgili, Amazon ve REI aracılığıyla özenle
seçtiğim kullanıcı yorumlarını, bu kaydı okuyan herkes dilediği gibi
yorumlayabilir elbette. Türkçe çevirisini, ifadelerin tonunu cılızlaştıracağı
için yapmadığımı da belirtmeliyim:
- This is a product that has literally changed my life. I'm an avid concert / festival goer (my husband is a musician) and HATE the thought of using the porta-potties. I tried other products (urinelle) and had good luck sometimes and other times peed on myself (I know, classy). This product is perfectly shaped and makes it so easy! I walk out of the bathroom feeling liberated. Girls, seriously you have to try this!
- This product works great! It can be kind of odd at first so practice at home first. When I first tried it out, I felt like a man with an enlarged prostate. I couldn’t get anything to come out for a minute or two, but then when I got used to the idea it worked well, the only thing is make sure you lean forward and make sure all the liquid is out of the device when you take it out. If there is still liquid in it, when you take it out you might get pee on your leg, as I did my first time! But after I figured out that I have no problems what so ever and it works great!
- This product is fantastic. If you've ever gone to a street festival with lines of porta-potties or flown on an airplane and had to squeeze into a too small space, this is the solution for you. Not only does it fold to fit in your purse but it works! No more hovering... No more balancing acts... Get your p-mate and your public potty problems are in the past!
- I love it! I'm in the military and have deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan and when you're on a mission it just doesn't make sense to "pop a squat" Especially wearing body armor. Besides, who wants to be caught with their pants down when the bullets start to fly? I had to purchase my own but my unit now issues them to all females. This has saved my bladder and dignity several times!
- This product is something we women have needed since the beginning of time. Because peeing accurately and conveniently is about the only thing that men can do better than women, the freshette equalizes things so that anatomy is not destiny, at least in this regard.
- Okay, I felt really bad for my sweetie because she really hates using public restrooms, especially in campgrounds and porta-potties. She said she envied me because I didn't have to sit to pee. She also hated leaving our VW Bus in the middle of the night to make a restroom trip and was jealous of the fact that I could just use a jug and never have to leave!
- Just went kayaking this weekend, and used my Freshette three times. I was particularly happy to have it because each time I had to pee, I was surrounded by poison ivy. I read all the previous comments, and I was surprised that some people said they couldn't do it right, that it was messy to use. The first time I tried it was in my own bathroom, with a towel on the floor just in case. No problems, no drips, and it made me laugh to be able to stand there in front of my toilet just like a man!
- This product is so cool! I can't believe I waited so long to get one. It makes bathroom breaks in the backcountry less worrisome. No leaks! It is very easy to use. I felt a little uncomfortable about using it at first, but all worries vanished once I tried it. Now I won't go hiking without it!
- Finally we can pee standing up!