在《浴室政治:自下而上地向学生介绍社会学思维[译注 1]》这一篇论文中[3],新西兰东部理工学院(英语:Eastern Institute of Technology)的社会学教授伯恩斯提出了一些卫生纸政治值得研讨的原因。伯恩斯在社会学概论的首堂课中向学生提问道:“你认为卷筒式卫生纸应朝哪边放才好? ”[4]。在接下来的50分钟内,该些学生对自己所选的答案进行了分析,继令他们对“以前未曾思考过的规条及实践”的社会建构进行了探究[5]。
美标公司在1993年的国际厨卫产品行业展上进行了一项以“设计师、承包商、零售商、经销商等浴室和厨房销售代表”为对象的投票活动 [38],并询问他们:“卷筒式卫生纸的唯一正确放置方向为何?朝外放还是朝内放[39] ?”朝外放以获得59%的多数票(1826张票)胜出,朝内放则获得1256张票[38]。美标公司的发言人门罗指出:“卫生间是人们的一处领土。你会就不少人对这一问题有着明确立场感到惊讶”[40]。美标公司在2008年委托了欧维希市场研究咨询公司(英语:Opinion Research Corporation)进行《2008年卫生间习惯调查》,其共收集了1001名受访者的回应,当中75%选择朝外放[41]。
由史谷脱纸业有限公司(英语:Scott Paper Company)于1995年进行的一项调查显示,大多数年纪大于50岁的美国人选择朝外放[42]。另一项由卫生纸品牌Cottonelle于1999年进行的调查显示,68%受访者选择朝外放,25%选择朝内放。专栏作家亨利假设其他受访者皆“毫无疑问地因这一愚蠢的问题而昏了过去”[43]。
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