Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> writes: > On Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:57:59 +1100, Ben Finney wrote: > > > Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> writes: > > > >> The joke cuts both ways. > > > > The fallacy is to ignore the fact that the playing field is not > > level. > > I'm not ignoring the fact of an unequal playing field. (The playing > field is uneven in different directions in different places.)
Your “the joke cuts both ways” is of no matter, then. > > Yes, that same joke can semantically be applied equally to men. But > > it is disproportionately harmful to women, > > You're making an assumption there that I don't accept. There is no > evidence that it is harmful to *anyone*, men or women. It objectifies women. If you can't see how that's harmful to women, I haven't the stamina to educate you. -- \ “We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives | `\ teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve years | _o__) telling them to sit down and shut up.” —Phyllis Diller | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list