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Actually, your parent is correct: it is sexist. It makes a distinction based on sex. It is sexism. It is not, however, negative, as your parent implied.
by rsync 7y ago
Actually, your parent is correct: it is sexist.
It makes a distinction based on sex. It is sexism.
It is not, however, negative, as your parent implied.
- criddell 7y agoI've never heard sexist used to just indicate a distinction by sex. Google tells me sexist means: > characterized by or showing prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex That sounds negative to me.
- rsync 7y agoI didn't ask google - I looked it up in the M-W dictionary: 1 : prejudice or discrimination based on sex ... and "discrimination" is what the op expressed. It is a synonym for "distinction": Discrimination: 2 : the quality or power of finely distinguishing Discrimination is not necessarily negative - I suspect you hold many discriminating views on all number of topics be they wine, television shows, musical groups, etc. I personally hope to continue to become more and more discriminating as I learn and grow.
- criddell 7y agoThat's a real stretch... Can you find a non-negative definition for prejudice?
- homonculus1 7y agoIt is negative. "Mentrification", just like "mansplaining" and "manspreading", is loaded, pejorative, and exists to define a behavior as bad and exclusively male. Play around with sexist attitudes if you like but let's not be coy about it.