> the problem is that every instance of hostile sexism is also benevolent sexism It's not a problem. It's an essential part of the definition: "Hostile sexism

> the problem is that every instance of hostile sexism is also benevolent sexism It's not a problem. It's an essential part of the definition: "Hostile sexism reflects overtly negative evaluations and stereotypes about a gender (e.g., the ideas that women are incompetent and inferior to men). Benevolent sexism represents evaluations of gender that may appear subjectively positive (subjective to the person who is evaluating), but are actually damaging to people and gender equality more broadly" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambivalent_sexism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambivalent_sexism