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> full dehumanization of the other sex is always going to be impossible, if only due to adjacency No surprise, then, that it shows up in the segment of men who
by closeparen 7y ago
> full dehumanization of the other sex is always going to be impossible, if only due to adjacency
No surprise, then, that it shows up in the segment of men who are not "adjacent" to any women.
- neohaven 7y agoNor is it a surprise that it shows up in any segment of children not exposed to healthy male influences. That knife cuts both ways.
- new2628 7y agoWhy leave out the symmetric case of women who are not "adjacent" to any men?
- wutbrodo 7y agoRight, that's one source of sexism, but not by any means a complete picture. The stereotype of the lothario who thinks of women as inferior is yet another one, as is the feminist who mocks both toxic masculinity and male tears. You're never going to entirely escape from those who are just shitty people, but at the societal level, sexism is unique in that the groups of potential victims and potential perpetrators are intimately forced together, ij a way that isn't necessarily the case for racism or homophobia (when gay people are forced into the closet).