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Why even say this? Everyone with an IQ over 65 knows that this is obviously true. Does anyone really think that when people say things like men are stronger th
by lawnchair_larry 7y ago
Why even say this? Everyone with an IQ over 65 knows that this is obviously true.
Does anyone really think that when people say things like men are stronger than women, they believe that literally every single man is stronger than every single woman?
- prutschman 7y agoI don't think most people literally believe every man is stronger than every woman. I think it's much more common that someone will say "of course there are some women who are stronger than most men" then go back to tending to, for example, hire men over women for a job requiring the ability to lift 60 lbs, without bothering to strength-test female applicants.
- ma2rten 7y agoExactly, this phenomenon is also known as unconscious bias.
- lawnchair_larry 7y agoBut if you really reflect on that statement, it becomes apparent that the level of irony in what you just said is off the charts.
- prutschman 7y agoApparently the irony is over my head. Could you explain?