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> Does the up escalator have a sign saying "Men only?" No. Are men pushing women down? No. In terms of the analogy, yes men are pushing women down and the esca
by king_jester 13y ago
> Does the up escalator have a sign saying "Men only?" No. Are men pushing women down? No.
In terms of the analogy, yes men are pushing women down and the escalator is men only, whether explicitly stated or implicitly understood. This analogy is overstretched though, a lot of the discrimination people face is institutional in nature.
- drharris 13y agoFrom what I've seen, men who actually push women down get thrown off the escalator, so to speak. I don't think men are actually pushing women down. Crowding them out, maybe, but not pushing them down. Of course I'm not in SV, so who know what brogrammer stuff goes on there.