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I 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 so
by prutschman 7y ago
I 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?