Public Forum

It is the great uniter, one of the few things everyone has in common along with sleeping, breathing, and eating (and one of the results of one of these three). It is the need to use the can, the throne, the commode, and drop the kids off at the wave pool, pinch a loaf, or lay some cable. And since there is really nothing to do during this process, why not have something to look at and read? Spurned by this need to entertain or be entertained during this basest of processes, bathroom grafitti both invites call and response. A primitive chat board, anonymity allows the writer to open up to let out what's really on their mind. Is it also influenced by the concordant release ritual that brings the writer to said circumstances, thereby encouraging a cathartic creative writing process? Debatable. However, it is appealing that this medium is accessible to all. It only takes a pen and a rumble from below. It is unmotivated by money. It reaches a broad spectrum of audiences. It looks better than a boring blank wall. It can be profound or a 1 word movie review. Sit on it.