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> if I said that women should have _less_ rights than men, then I would be sexist (in a bad way). That isn't the definition of sexism.
by rhcom2 9y ago
> if I said that women should have _less_ rights than men, then I would be sexist (in a bad way).
That isn't the definition of sexism.
- hasenj 9y agoNot _your_ definition of sexism, apparently. If you define sexism in such broad terms that it includes both bad and neutral things, the word will lose its meaning.
- rhcom2 9y agoNo, that isn't the OED's definition of sexism. The word already has a specific meaning. > Prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex. You seem to be making it more specific to exclude things you don't deem important.
- coldtea 9y ago>The word already has a specific meaning. The definition is so broad as to be meaningless. Even having different boxing (the sport) categories for men and women could be construed as "sexism". Much less any implication that men and woman can have, as genders, different sensibilities and priorities, and not just because they were "raised that way" but also because of biological imperatives. E.g. something that we know is true for almost all animals in nature (e.g. which gender hunts, etc).
- theseatoms 9y ago> Even having different boxing (the sport) categories for men and women could be construed as "sexism". It absolutely is. And that's a good thing. And boxing's weight classes are weight-ist. Also a good thing.
- rhcom2 9y ago> Even having different boxing (the sport) categories for men and women could be construed as "sexism". I disagree that fits under prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination. But of course it can be overly broad if you apply it overly broadly.