Poll: Is this sexist?
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I wasn't up in arms. I was pointing out something that was obvious in a clear and precise manner. Besides that was not my definition of sexism that was the dictionary definition of sexism. I just wanted you to know that unlike what you said, your views where considered sexist. Then I proceed with a set of examples of sexist acts, that frankly nobody really gives a damn about, to illustrate my point that it all depends on if you are being rude or not. I would give up my seat on the bus, if I ever rode the thing. I pay for dinners. I hold open doors. Then again I will hold open the door for anyone at a store. I just make a point of getting the door for a date.skywalkerlion said:
As far as your question about being antagonistic and ignorant; Ignorant means basically uninformed, and antagonistic can mean unfriendly or hostile and I would think lines like:
Fairly well qualifies as that.skywalkerlion said:
That fact that you targeted them as thus, and with the way you said it, it was. "I'm not letting a bunch of X do this for me!"TeragRunner said:
That is sexist because you're treating them with difference. If you were being chivalrous, you should have been more polite and more rounded with your answer without treating them as 'anouther' sex. See, the thing with feminism is that we want to break the barriers between the social differences of women and men and treat everyone as humans and as equals.
You may have not been sexist, but you were. Sorry bud.
Not true. By that definition, calling someone out because of their race is not racist, but the far extreme is (aka, KKK, hanging, etc). As far as I was aware, they are both racist (as implied by the definition and how someone feels to be treated thus) and on the fact, so is this. You don't have to be blatantly rude and sexist to be sexist.tellmeimaninja said:
What you said wasn't sexist really, the way you said it is though.
If they won't listen to what you're saying then they're just being closed minded, Overly offended ad just plain rude.
You could always ignore them for a while, either it'll all blow over, they will eventually accept what you said or you will need some new friends.
Although it sounds to me as though you could use some new friends if they're supposed to be your friends and yet won't let you explain yourself.
If they won't listen to what you're saying then they're just being closed minded, Overly offended ad just plain rude.
You could always ignore them for a while, either it'll all blow over, they will eventually accept what you said or you will need some new friends.
Although it sounds to me as though you could use some new friends if they're supposed to be your friends and yet won't let you explain yourself.
In Truth, The way you said it made it seem Sexist, because you distinguished that because they were girls, and because the way it was structured stated that it was because they were girls you didn't want them to pay for it.
Although it was the chivalrous thing to do, you need to realize that Chivalry in regards to acting towards women comes out of a out dated mindset that women are the weaker sex, so by stating that something was chivalrous you have answered your own question, Yes It was sexist, and Sexism, good or bad, is sexism and wrong.
Although it was the chivalrous thing to do, you need to realize that Chivalry in regards to acting towards women comes out of a out dated mindset that women are the weaker sex, so by stating that something was chivalrous you have answered your own question, Yes It was sexist, and Sexism, good or bad, is sexism and wrong.
Males and females often don't want to seem weak or needy, especially in front of the opposite sex, as they often see it as a bad quality to have in terms of public opinion and personal relationships. No it's not sexist. You just don't want to use others, especially the opposite sex, as a crutch to help you achieve things you can't do yourself.
technically speaking, yes, but anyone who gets offended by you refusing their money is an idiot.
Original post was edited so like I said I don't look like a rednecked retard..manaman said:
And your post didn't really come out at me like that, so sorry for the misunderstanding. To me, it sounded like your first post was you being a touchy guy with a stick up his ass, and now I am corrected
Sorry..again.
I agree with that. I've seen two girls get into a fist fight that ended up with one being hospitalized. If I remember correctly the cause of it was one saying that an another's backpack looked like shit (and would you be surprised if I told you that the one who started the fight was a Latin Queen?).Wakefield said:
Some of us also lack the ability to let things go when we are offended, and the problem worsens when it comes down to someone's pride being damaged.
Then again this is just what I've observed, and I say "observed" because I do not exhibit many female tendencies.
I'm sure Labyrinth would love to here that.stinkypitz said:
It was very sexist. If I were those girls I'd be fuming.TeragRunner said:
You're implying in that statement that there's something negative about girls paying for you.
The fact that you didn't mean for it to come out that way and it just kinda slipped out in the heat of the moment makes it FAR, FAR WORSE. Why? Because it means that your sexism is something which exists for you on an immediate, subconscious level, your sexism is so completely ingrained in your personality that it's at the point where it's something that you just DO without even thinking about it first. It's not like you premeditated it - it just happened naturally. That's something you should be very concerned about.
Also - three girls want to take you to a haunted house, and you said no?!? Are you for real? Dude, give me their phone numbers, I'll go with them...
...yeah, I'm gonna have to say it really was. The motivation wasn't so much "chivalrous" as "chauvinistic." They're girls who have disposable income that they don't mind spending on friends. Gender shouldn't really matter in that case.
Your thought and motivation for refusing was sexist...yes...
However you could have tactifully dodged that bullet otherwise by simply being polite and saying you don't want to waste others money, and maybe some other time...
I'm a girl, I wouldn't have gotten on your case for it, but I might have given you a very long flat look... A sort of 'Try again.' Look if you will. I love unnerving people by speaking with my facial expressions, words are too easy hehe.
However you could have tactifully dodged that bullet otherwise by simply being polite and saying you don't want to waste others money, and maybe some other time...
I'm a girl, I wouldn't have gotten on your case for it, but I might have given you a very long flat look... A sort of 'Try again.' Look if you will. I love unnerving people by speaking with my facial expressions, words are too easy hehe.