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Yikes! To correct my straight bias: There was no generalization made at all. He never made reference to gender of the person walking into the bar. It could

Yikes! To correct my straight bias: There was no generalization made at all. He never made reference to gender of the person walking into the bar. It could have been a woman walking into a gay bar. My apologies.

learnstats2 11y ago
If you wanted to tie yourself in knots, you are succeeding. The degradation that I saw was that, in the analogy, women are sexually objectified. Women appear in the story exclusively in a sexual context, where there is no good reason for that. The context makes it clear that this is normal and expected within the (male) OP's world. "No one would dare miss out hitting on the blonde". There is a clear generalization here, that everyone should find blonde women most attractive, or at least be socially required to act as though they do. Perhaps women are also expected to find the blonde woman most attractive, or perhaps women's opinions aren't really worth considering. You might re-examine your own gender and sexuality biases in this context.
- IanDrake 11y ago
  >If you wanted to tie yourself in knots, you are succeeding. I'm actually being sardonic. The political correctness police are a bit tiresome. My point is that, if one wishes, they can analyze any statement to be as sexist, racist, homophobic, etc... Including yours. >The degradation that I saw was that, in the analogy, women are sexually objectified If women are 'sexually objectified' by other women is it a problem? Why did you overlook the completely racist message in his analogy? Assuming most men prefer blonds assumes white culture, which is racist since I doubt black and asian men feel the same. I don't know, maybe I'm racist for doubting that assumption? Also if a character's gender isn't identified in a story, is it sexist to assume that character's gender is the same as the storyteller? I was guilty of that one too. This where the P.C. police trip over their own logic and fall into the pile of B.S. they've created.

learnstats2 11y ago

If you wanted to tie yourself in knots, you are succeeding. The degradation that I saw was that, in the analogy, women are sexually objectified. Women appear in the story exclusively in a sexual context, where there is no good reason for that. The context makes it clear that this is normal and expected within the (male) OP's world. "No one would dare miss out hitting on the blonde". There is a clear generalization here, that everyone should find blonde women most attractive, or at least be socially required to act as though they do. Perhaps women are also expected to find the blonde woman most attractive, or perhaps women's opinions aren't really worth considering. You might re-examine your own gender and sexuality biases in this context.

IanDrake 11y ago
>If you wanted to tie yourself in knots, you are succeeding. I'm actually being sardonic. The political correctness police are a bit tiresome. My point is that, if one wishes, they can analyze any statement to be as sexist, racist, homophobic, etc... Including yours. >The degradation that I saw was that, in the analogy, women are sexually objectified If women are 'sexually objectified' by other women is it a problem? Why did you overlook the completely racist message in his analogy? Assuming most men prefer blonds assumes white culture, which is racist since I doubt black and asian men feel the same. I don't know, maybe I'm racist for doubting that assumption? Also if a character's gender isn't identified in a story, is it sexist to assume that character's gender is the same as the storyteller? I was guilty of that one too. This where the P.C. police trip over their own logic and fall into the pile of B.S. they've created.