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> Sexism is a quality of a (social) situation where women's power is diminished compared to men. Or the other way around. Not super relevant for this discussio

by marvin 9y ago

> Sexism is a quality of a (social) situation where women's power is diminished compared to men. Or the other way around. Not super relevant for this discussion, but I feel it's important in the understanding of sexism to keep in mind that the discrimination can swing both ways. (In fact, sexism where men are discriminated against often _also_ end up hurting women, which is a phenomenon that holds for many issues related to sexism -- it's in the interest of both genders to get rid of this problem).

pron 9y ago
> it's important in the understanding of sexism to keep in mind that the discrimination can swing both ways. It could (and may even happen in small systems), but in reality, women are the ones with significantly less power. But it's also important to remember that not every discrimination is sexism. For example, sexual discrimination designed to correct an already existing imbalance of power is the opposite of sexism (regardless of whether or not you find it just).