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[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 119 points 20 hours ago (5 children)

Says someone whose urinary tract is combined with reproductive organs

[–] socsa@piefed.social 15 points 11 hours ago

You don't know me

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

do people really think that's particularly terrible? if anything i quite appreciate the ability to flush out the pipes

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

If you think about it, organs that serve dual purpose for excretion and sex is disgusting. You're doing oral where pee also comes out. Most people don't think this is terrible because speciesm. We think possessing anus hanging over one's face is disgusting. But if snails could talk, they would say it is disgusting to have sex where your organs also just peed.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 9 hours ago

but poo is actually nasty, it has pathogens and is intensely revolting to most people

whereas pee is fairly inoffensive and mostly just becomes gross by association with gross people or by sitting around for days on end so bacteria can fester in it

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 28 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I was almost mentioning that.

By Darwin, Huxley and Haldane: why are our playgrounds the same organs as the garbage ducts? Why???

[–] match@pawb.social 26 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

i guess because the urethra is prone to urinary tract infections so it's kept away from the bacteria-expunger and put with the Goal Of All Evolution device

[–] T156@lemmy.world 25 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Urine probably also helps flush things out too, so you don't need to deal with as many infections from bacteria who also want a share of the nutrient slime gametes get.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

You want wet? I got just the spot!