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Is sexism a blindfold? A noiseless barrier where nothing can pass through? I would define sexism to be believing facts solely based on a persons gender. This d
by reddytowns 10y ago
Is sexism a blindfold? A noiseless barrier where nothing can pass through?
I would define sexism to be believing facts solely based on a persons gender. This does not mean that if you had evidence that one sex was better at something, and you reached a conclusion based on that, then that would be sexist.
For example, it's quite obvious that men are taller and stronger than women. It's not sexist to say that, as it's based on clear evidence.
I'm unaware of the evidence the original poster has, but I would leave room for doubt that he/she does have some before immediately branding him/her a sexist.
- xor1 10y agoThere's something wrong with the way you think if you view an accusation directed towards a statement as an accusation towards the person who said it instead.
- reddytowns 10y agoBranding someone's speech as sexist is implying they are sexist themselves. Who else would, in neutral context, make sexist statements without being a sexist? Besides which, if you understood my point I don't see how you could view a statement like "Gender X is better at Y" as being sexist in it of itself. You would need to see the supporting evidence or lack thereof of to decide whether the idea conveyed is sexist.