Re: [videoblogging] Re: Sick of the sexism

Wed, 10 May 2006 17:12:07 -0700

I am a white man, and I have been a minority, and you are right, it is different. 
I found this thread entertaining. I also find the outrage entertaining, but in a different way. 
This whole thing reminds me of Harrison Bergeron.

Boob jokes are not sexist. 

Saying that a woman can't do a job because she is inferior is, and nobody did that. 

Saying that a woman is generally more pleasing to look at is also not sexist. 

Saying that men like to look at boobs is not sexist. 

Saying that boobs make a woman is, and nobody did that. 

This is like saying that black men make better basketball players, and the teams want to win so they hire black men to play. That is why there are more black men in basketball.

I don't think anyone would disagree with that, would they?

Video is visual, so pretty people tend to do the best in this media, that is quite simply human nature. Golfers, or men (male and female...Is it getting hot in here? Flame on!) tend to like looking at pretty girls. 

So this guy is... "looking to hire a
video podcast hostess. What would be the most effective way to spread the word about this opportunity? Or do you know anyone who might be interested?"

That statement just oozes sexism.

Someone took issue with the idea of a female lead, a couple of serious posts were made, then a boob joke. Oh the sexism. 

I can't wait to hear something akin to 'size doesn't matter' so I can get equally outraged. 

I might check out your video, but I think it would just be a waste of my time, as I think you are taking things way too seriously and reading into things far too deeply. 

I apologize if my 'embrace the boob' comment was sexist. I was quite serious. 

I have no problem with idiots talking about something they don't know about. It happens on TV every single day. It happens in the vlogosphere too. Now you can read into that and make the assumption that I mean 'she' don't know golf, which would be just as incorrect as 'she' has to be a hottie, which is what got us started on this. 

Personally I don't really care if you were offended. People are offended every day by stuff that is just as silly, in fact, I found your reply on this list far more offensive than any other post. What does that make you? Am I sexist because I was offended by your _expression_ of outrage? Or am I something else? 

Keep in mind that I am not saying that Sexism is silly, just your interpretation of this thread.

Ron Watson

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On May 10, 2006, at 7:25 PM, David Howell wrote:

Allow me to be the first non "white guy" to reply to your video. For
the record, I'm Native American. Dont even try to talk to me about
racsim. You wont get very far. I'm pretty sure you dont have any first
hand experience with it affecting you.

You go and talk about racism yet lump white guys responding into a
group as if they are bad people if they reply to you? As well you
think this group is the "vlogosphere"??

Wow..just...wow.

David
http://www.davidhowellstudios.com

--- In [email protected], "Brittany Shoot"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm pretty angry, but please take this in the spirit in which it is
intended.
>
> I made a video about how the sexist comments on this listserv made me
> feel.  It's not all in fun, and having just joined the list after
> resisting for months, I know why I was warned not to bother with this
> "conversation" at all.  I'll keep my subscription, but I'll probably
> go back to deleting all of the messages.  Thanks to one like-minded
> female who emailed me to alert me to today's dose of bullshit.
>
> Go watch this:
> http://modernfeminist.blogspot.com/2006/05/sexism-in-vlogosphere.html
>
> And thank you to all of the men and women who tried to put a stop to
> all of this.  It mostly amazes me what will be said when you know
> countless people will read these emails...but I guess if you're so
> unaware that you're being sexist, you may not care.
>
> See you at VloggerCon, where I'll be discussing inclusion in the
> vlogosphere...or lack thereof.
>
> Brittany
> http://bshoot.blogspot.com
> http://modernfeminist.blogspot.com
>






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