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A comment doesn't have to cause offence in order to be sexist, just as much as causing offence doesn't make a comment sexist. The comment is sexist, by "I have
by Herald_MJ 13y ago
A comment doesn't have to cause offence in order to be sexist, just as much as causing offence doesn't make a comment sexist.
The comment is sexist, by "I have 2000 Yahoo shares", he means "I have power over you", and "I'm a dirty old man and you look attractive", could be interpreted as "I don't respect your power over me, you're just a woman and all you can do is be pretty", which is an attempt at debasement.
- dfxm12 13y agoThe comment is sexist, by "I have 2000 Yahoo shares", he means "I have power over you" But what does this have to do with gender? "I'm a dirty old man and you look attractive", could be interpreted as "I don't respect your power over me, you're just a woman and all you can do is be pretty", which is an attempt at debasement. could be interpreted One could interpret anything as anything...
- DanBC 13y ago> But what does this have to do with gender? a MAN asks the question of a WOMAN. It really couldn't be any fucking clearer.
- dfxm12 13y agoa MAN asks the question of a WOMAN. A man asking a woman a question is not by definition sexist. A sexist question needs to prove "power over" based on gender, not shares owned in a company.