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In response to his argument, I can't use the pool during aquarobics. The pool effectively ceases to be during that time. Sure, I could use the rest of the facility, but I joined for the pool. I'll concede that my example is extreme, but I'm being honest. I go to the gym to swim, period; and I pay the same

No. Because there is no problem. It costs X dollars for a human being to become a member of our club according to this rule-set that includes some women's only time, because there was demand for such policy. He joined based on that rule-set, he's paying the same composite human being membership rate, and he's

When I was in Tokyo, there were train cars that were women only. Those trains are state owned and operated. Are men overpaying their taxes due to this lack of utility of the train? I'd be pretty pissed if I went up to a train that my taxes are funding and was turned away strictly because I was unwittingly born with

He's not paying for access 365 days per year. He's paying for access for 365 days minus 442 hours per year. That's what was presented to him upon joining, that's what he's receiving.

To preface, I'm a man. I think giving men a discount for the woman's only time is completely ridiculous. There's a concept called composite rating. The gym sets rules and schedules which is makes available to prospective members. This guy (and every other man) saw the rules and joined based on the composite

It's not a reduced service. He saw the rules of membership, then joined. He's paying the cost of being a member of the gym based on the rules.

He's not paying for time at the gym that he can't use. He joined a gym that had women's only hours and a composite membership rate. He pays the amount the gym charges its members based on those rules.