To be honest, the backfire effect played a dominant role and I don't think I was persuaded by that particular instance or any that followed. It was that things

To be honest, the backfire effect played a dominant role and I don't think I was persuaded by that particular instance or any that followed. It was that things I said were called out as sexist many times, and years later I started to realize that I shouldn't be offended when that term is used, and I should be more receptive to people who feel the need to use it.