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No i did not mean to be insulting at all. I mean that its emasculating to all men to consider such an assumption that is statistically valid to be shameful. As
by crimsonalucard 8y ago
No i did not mean to be insulting at all. I mean that its emasculating to all men to consider such an assumption that is statistically valid to be shameful.
Assuming that someone is a he instead of a she no matter the circumstance is not in any way shameful. Neither is it the other way around but you'll never hear someone being ashamed that they assumed a doctor was a she instead of a he.
It's only in certain places and modern times where people have to be so careful about non-issues. A mistaken pronoun is a non-issue made into an issue by fear of sexism.
- elliekelly 8y agoI was (and still am) embarrassed that I assumed any gender at all but I think I understand your point a bit better. You might be interested to know that there have been several studies that demonstrate how gendered comments like mine do impact gender bias & inequality. We're increasingly discovering that our thoughts shape our language and our language shapes our thoughts. A very thorough explanation of the research can be found here.[1] [1]http://oxfordre.com/communication/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228613-e-470 http://oxfordre.com/communication/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780...