On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, Deirdre Saoirse wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, Nils Philippsen wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, ae wrote:
> >
> > > Explaining sexism to a male is really difficult, though gay/bi men will
> > > sometimes understand if they are gorgeous.
> >
> > Objection, Your Honours! Some males grasp sexism and some don't,
>
> It wasn't whether or not they grasped it that I saw as the issue -- it was
> trying to EXPLAIN it. By definition, if you have to explain it, they don't
> understand.
I meant "grasping after explanation" otherwise it wouldn't make much
sense. Given males and females who don't understand sexism, I can't see
why average males (non gay/non bi and non gorgeous) should have more
problems understanding an attempted explanation than average females. Both
(the average male and the average female) are not educated to be very
sensitive about sexism.
Nils
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