What sexism have you experienced personally? (male & female)

That is hardly a generalisation. People don't exactly fall in love with the lower portion of someone's face (I was wearing sunglasses).

I have, unfortunately, been victim to two occassions when someone has wanted to **** me and has acted on it. That is what is wrong with it and that is why it makes me so upset. It makes me feel that people cannot view me as anything more than an instrument of sexual pleasure.


I found the way he voiced it crass, offensive and rude. It made me feel sad and vulnerable. I don't see why the fact that it can be considered a compliment overwhelmingly negates this.

It doesn't negate that

Then wtf are you arguing?

That it was complimentary. You said it wasn't.

I am very sorry if that happened. Would you say that you are attractive?

No. I admitted it was a veiled compliment. I just didn't think that made it an appropriate one.

This is so stupid. No one says it for any other crime. "I'm not going to lock my doors, people just shouldn't steal things".
There will always be bad people, it's sensible to take precautions against being a victim of these people.



That's not sexist. British history was mostly made by white British men, for obvious reasons.

My school on the topic of rape: "girls, here's a long list of things that you shouldn't do so you don't get raped."

Silence when the question was asked that surely it's the guy's responsibility not to rape and not the girl's responsibility not to get raped.

The fact that female anatomy was factually incorrect in the way that it was taught. (Girls do not have built in virginity detectors.)

When girls wanted to play football in PE, we were never allowed to use the MUGA pitch because the boys were using it.

History focused almost entirely on rich white (British) men.

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Indeed, but only after the debate had begun. It then changed into some other debate that I didn't fully understand.

Because you suggested that men can't distinguish between finding someone attracted and wanting to have sex with them. Something that is actually sexist in itself and is not exactly true.

Well attractive girls get a lot of compliments from men, as do attractive men from women. It kind of comes with the territory - in no way does that mean it's an excuse for any harassment in any form - although I really don't think that giving compliments is bad, and is definitely not sexist.

My school on the topic of rape: "girls, here's a long list of things that you shouldn't do so you don't get raped."

Silence when the question was asked that surely it's the guy's responsibility not to rape and not the girl's responsibility not to get raped.

The fact that female anatomy was factually incorrect in the way that it was taught. (Girls do not have built in virginity detectors.)

When girls wanted to play football in PE, we were never allowed to use the MUGA pitch because the boys were using it.

History focused almost entirely on rich white (British) men.

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That's too obvious to warrant being said. Given the prevelance of the view that taking steps to minimise rape is somehow immoral, i think the education you describe is pretty vital.

History focused almost entirely on rich white (British) men.

Saying girls travel in packs, don't go out at night, don't wear revealing clothing, don't even think about drinking etc. is not preventing rape. Most rapes occur when both parties know each other.

Teaching about what consent is (and what it is not) is not controversial. It is the responsibility of a guy to not rape. If a girl says no, or otherwise indicates a lack of consent, any sexual activity beyond that point is illegal. It is not a girl's fault if she gets raped.

Half the population of the world is female. The women's suffrage movement (pivotal in the lives of half of the population of the country) was scarcely a foot note.

Queen Elizabeth I wasn't mentioned when we discussed the Tudors. Nor was her sister Mary mentioned in detail other than her nickname.

The reality of life for ordinary people should be taught. That should include the reality of life for women in those times.

Women's contribution to literature should also be taught. In all my years in education, I didn't study a single book by a woman. Quite remarkable.

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People shouldn't go into my house and steal my stuff. But I lock my doors to stop it.
I shouldn't get assaulted if I'm out. But I still take steps to stop that from happening.
Even though things shouldn't happen, there are bad people out there so they do happen. So it makes sense to try and protect ourselves to stop these things from happening to us.
It's not the victims fault, but you have to help yourself. Surely you understand that?

My sister was sent home from school because her skirt was too short and distracting for the boys.

Sad that a guy's education seems to matter more in those cases.

- Everyone assumes that you can't take a joke.