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Context matters and in context the term is decidedly male. The article Wikipedia credits with coining the term has this to say: > The Berniebro is not every Be
by ng12 8y ago
Context matters and in context the term is decidedly male. The article Wikipedia credits with coining the term has this to say:
> The Berniebro is not every Bernie Sanders supporter. Sanders’s support skews young, but not particularly male. The Berniebro is male, though. Very male.
> The Berniebro is someone you may only have encountered if you’re somewhat similar to him: white; well-educated; middle-class (or, delicately, “upper middle-class”); and aware of NPR podcasts and jangly bearded bands.
Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/10/here-comes-the-berniebro-bernie-sanders/411070/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/10/here-co...
- nasredin 8y agoJust for perspective: When I hear "Berniebro".. . I think of gym bros, frat bros, New Jersey residents, surfer "brahs", and not sexism.
- ng12 8y agoDo you think of women when you think of those terms or only men? If those terms were used in a dismissive, derogatory way, would you not agree that the term is sexist?
- nasredin 8y agoI think of the "bro"/"brah" stereotype. Yes, almost all of the bros who fit the stereotype are male, but I've seen a few skateboard and surfer ladies who are just as "bro" as the men. If there was a term for girl Bernie supporters, would that make this better? Berniechick? One can't win this. Man is gonna be argue about genders until the Second Cumming.