So, in another column someone called me a sexist, and I asked what was wrong with that. I've gotta keep up with the times. According to this 2019 article, they at least think they have a working definition of the term.
Do people really have a problem defining this word?
Here's another article that is all over the place. There is even different kinds of sexism described (hostile/benevolent).
I grew up during 2nd wave feminism. I was told on the regular that there was, "no difference between men and women other than plumbing". That's a quote. I didn't make it up. And if you did think there were differences between men and women, that made you a sexist, which was synonymous with being a bigot, which is a bad thing.
Taken to another logical step, if there was no difference between men and women besides "plumbing", any statistical disparity between men and women that favored men was then thought to be a result of unjust bigotry.
But by around the 1990s, it became too obvious this was nonsense. Example: US 19 year old men are some 6 inches taller than US 19 year old women. Those men aren't being mean to the women. They don't control their height.
We now appear to have an ongoing effort to change the definition of the word as the old one so demonstrably doesn't work.
You still have this push for gender "equality". I'm not sure how that works if you are talking about two things that are different. Is there even a good faith argument being put forward? The MRA position is that today's women's movements, at least in the 1st world, are simply lobbyists trying to gain advantage for their constituency.
Your thoughts?
There's Finally an Internationally Agreed Upon Definition of Sexism. Here's Why That Matters.
Europe’s leading human rights organisation has adopted what is reportedly the first-ever internationally agreed upon definition of the term "sexism."
www.globalcitizen.org
Do people really have a problem defining this word?
Here's another article that is all over the place. There is even different kinds of sexism described (hostile/benevolent).
Sexism - GoodTherapy.org Therapy Blog
Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on a person’s sex. Anything from demeaning comments and gestures to denying access to equal opportunities based on sex may be considered sexist, as well as treating someone as less competent because of his or her sex, whether in the workplace or...
www.goodtherapy.org
I grew up during 2nd wave feminism. I was told on the regular that there was, "no difference between men and women other than plumbing". That's a quote. I didn't make it up. And if you did think there were differences between men and women, that made you a sexist, which was synonymous with being a bigot, which is a bad thing.
Taken to another logical step, if there was no difference between men and women besides "plumbing", any statistical disparity between men and women that favored men was then thought to be a result of unjust bigotry.
But by around the 1990s, it became too obvious this was nonsense. Example: US 19 year old men are some 6 inches taller than US 19 year old women. Those men aren't being mean to the women. They don't control their height.
We now appear to have an ongoing effort to change the definition of the word as the old one so demonstrably doesn't work.
You still have this push for gender "equality". I'm not sure how that works if you are talking about two things that are different. Is there even a good faith argument being put forward? The MRA position is that today's women's movements, at least in the 1st world, are simply lobbyists trying to gain advantage for their constituency.
Your thoughts?