Sexism is not funny, let's stop laughing
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Sexism is not funny, let's stop laughing
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#2I don't think I will speak up if I see a stripper for free... yeah!
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#3The broad reach of the quote made me react negatively for a second but what the blog post is actually about is perfectly reasonable and in my opinion necessary criticism of this industry.
Sexism in the right context can be funny, as can many horrible things. As part of a slideshow for a workshop or as part of a conference speaking engagement is hardly ever the right context.
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#4For those who think it doesn't matter, and that there is no sexism and that women aren't be discriminated against due to the pure fact of their gender, be aware that there have been double blinded scientific studies that show that if you change the name of a CV/resume to a female name when applying for science jobs, they don't get as much/as good offers.
If this was question about whether a new drug worked or not, the issue would be settled. Ergo, gender bias against women exists.
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#5I don't think I will speak up if I see a stripper for free... yeah!
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#7People laugh when they hear a "sexist" joke because it's funny.
Maybe gender related jokes don't have a place at conferences and work places - I am not sure - but there should be room for jokes about genders somewhere, right? I mean, where does this political correctness stop?
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#8I don't think its too much to ask for everyone to be more conscious of how we talk publicly. You could spend an extra five minutes replacing that sexist joke with something else less likely to offend half the world's population.
The "It was meant to be a joke." line is weak sauce. Man up and admit that you were acting juvenile, and just apologize for your behavior. And try to do better next time.
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#9Q: How many feminists does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: That is NOT funny.
In seriousness though, she sort of does have a point. Women at these types of thing are pretty outnumbered, and making them uncomfortable with stuff like this isn't very... gentlemanly.
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#10Before this devolves into a how-uptight-is-this-person-really? discussion, I was impressed with the OP author's levelheaded, friendly response to someone who reportedly made, IMO, a pretty egregious slide: