On Sat, 23 Oct 1999, Nils Philippsen wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Nils said:
> >
> > >Objection, Your Honours! Some males grasp sexism and some don't,
> > ...snip...
> >
> > >it). Some people might consider your statement a rather sexist one,
> > >don't you think? Just because a relevant share of males are
> > chauvinist pigs, this doesn't mean that this is true for all males.
> >
> > If you are a non-sexist (male or female) great!
> >
> > I hope you will also speak out whenever you hear males being sexist -
>
> In general yes. Sometimes (depends on if the person put down can handle it
> by herself), I just lean back, watch the battle and applaud afterwards :-)
> To be serious: not every person wants to get unsolicited assistance in
> such cases.
>
I would personally find it more important for men to object to the sexism
that takes place out of women's earshot. I can defend myself, true,
and I would prefer to do so rather than have some guy jump in and do it
for me (in most cases). The place to combat it would be behind the
scenes. If there weren't sexism out of earshot, then people wouldn't have
to watch what they say, or be careful when members of the opposite sex
were actually around, wouldn't you agree?
I feel it important to bring up the subject of sexism when my female
friends send around jokes that are demeaning to men. I think that is more
effective then just doing it in public -- you can then be viewed as just
jumping to someone's defense to score points or whatever, and your
statements (no matter how true to your personal beliefs) can be easily
viewed in that context to diminish them. However, pointing it out when
there is no one of the opposite sex present makes it clear that the views
are your own, and you are willing to stand up for them even when there is
no perceived stake in it.
Cat
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