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"But it was always, ‘My wife is a woman, she has a vagina, you have a vagina, let’s see if everything aligns.’ It’s so offensive.” I think this is a big part o
by nojvek 10y ago
"But it was always, ‘My wife is a woman, she has a vagina, you have a vagina, let’s see if everything aligns.’ It’s so offensive.”
I think this is a big part of unconscious bias sexism
I'm a male so I have little idea what women have to go through but this was educating. Thanks
- yathern 10y agoI actually think that this metaphorical quote is a misrepresentation of the problem. Eariler in the paragraph it mentions that the pitch is a 'Womens Product Company'. In which case the comment of "I'll ask my wife" may not have been prompted from the fact that the co-founder is a woman - but rather the lack of knowledge about the product area and saying something to the extent of "I'll have to do some research about this". Granted it's a trivializing way to say it and has sexist overtones - but I think it's not the same generalization as the quote implies.
- blackbear_ 10y agoThat's a good point. I think that quote also shows that some people tend to see sexism (or racism, etc.) even when there is none
- ImSkeptical 10y agoIf the target demographic for a startup is women, why is it sexist to talk the idea over with your wife?