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A woman calls a man she looks in the street "Hey sexy!" and asks him to wave at her.
Is she being sexist? Should the man feel offended?
A woman calls a man she looks in the street "Hey sexy!" and asks him to wave at her.
Is she being sexist? Should the man feel offended?
Sexist? I would assume she was being sarcastic. Women never think men are sexy. As to whether the man should feel offended or not - it depends on how much he cares about the remarks some ****** tart yells at him.
A woman calls a man she looks in the street "Hey sexy!" and asks him to wave at her.
Is she being sexist? Should the man feel offended?
Most of the times you'd be right on that I assume on the sarcastic note.
Agree about being offended depending on how much you care.
But do you believe it would have anything to do with sexism if this was said in a non sarcastic fashion?
Depends on the context, such as whether or not they are friends.
lets say they are strangers. Are they being sexist?
By the way, lets say the women in question are bisexual, and say the same to random women they find sexy.
A woman calls a man she looks in the street "Hey sexy!" and asks him to wave at her.
Is she being sexist? Should the man feel offended?
A woman calls a man she looks in the street "Hey sexy!" and asks him to wave at her.
Is she being sexist? Should the man feel offended?
Harassment or objectification or both. But I subscribe to the sociological definition sexism that includes "power" as an aspect of the interaction, so no.
Were this to be an occurrence that men faced daily and made them feel unsafe in society then I'd say the balance of power would have shifted and I'd call it sexism.
A woman calls a man she looks in the street "Hey sexy!" and asks him to wave at her.
Is she being sexist? Should the man feel offended?
A woman calls a man she looks in the street "Hey sexy!" and asks him to wave at her.
Is she being sexist? Should the man feel offended?
I'm of the opinion that sexism is greatly determined by motivation.
In example, if a woman calls out to a man because she's genuinely interested and this is her way of expressing her interest, affection or overall satisfication without the intent of harassing, upsetting or making him feel uncomfortable - then no - such a gesture in my opinion, would not be sexist.
The woman could not, however, control how the man perceives her gesture. He could find her advance completely unwanted, offensive or out of line. Or to the contrary, he could reciprocate or a myriad of reactions.
We can't control the perceptions of others nor do we have the right to dictate how others SHOULD feel.
Separated washrooms are sexist.
Wait...what?
By definition.... It not?