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That's a long way to say "I gave every statement the maximum benefit of doubt". A lot of people need to learn that culturally engrained bad behaviors aren't th

• jraph 3y ago
  > That's a long way to say "I gave every statement the maximum benefit of doubt". I don't agree. I questioned his statements quite hard. Because I already knew at the time that he was not well-behaved with women. Now, be aware that I almost fully agree with the rest of this comment and your other comment at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37699851#37702338 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37699851#37702338. [*] What one thinks / what one's ideals are is different from how one actually behaves. Especially when speaking about sexism. Apart from obviously bad behavior, there are many things we do that are sexist without even us noticing and it's important to be aware of this so it can be fixed. [*] With a difference: I understand a "misogynist" as someone who actively dislike women. See [1]. Sexism ≠ misogyny. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misogyny https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misogyny