I would have to be some kind of stupid to claim the former. So I meant the latter - sort of.
I meant that stating that women do x and men do y does not mean that x is /always/ worse than y.
It was sparked by a reading that claimed that smaller space-boundaries regarding women were a form of oppression. Smaller/weaker boundaries are definitely bad in the case of the assumption of sexual access resulting in rape, but I also find that now, when people stand closer to me, and women would touch me on the shoulder, to be a welcome alternative to "you're a potential physical/sexual threat so I will keep my distance." The reading claimed that /this too/, was a symptom of oppression, and I find that this logic is not confined to readings carries over a lot into how some people talk about sexism, even in a non-academic discourse.
Non-academic example: a while back, when I pointed out how men were teased about showing their body "because it's gross" but women weren't because it was okay or desirable to show the outline of our bodies this is not okay. The people around me then picked it up and said yeah, you're right, this is totally another example of classic sexism. (maybe, but I'm objecting to the homophobia towards men)
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Date: 2007-09-18 05:07 pm (UTC)I meant that stating that women do x and men do y does not mean that x is /always/ worse than y.
It was sparked by a reading that claimed that smaller space-boundaries regarding women were a form of oppression. Smaller/weaker boundaries are definitely bad in the case of the assumption of sexual access resulting in rape, but I also find that now, when people stand closer to me, and women would touch me on the shoulder, to be a welcome alternative to "you're a potential physical/sexual threat so I will keep my distance." The reading claimed that /this too/, was a symptom of oppression, and I find that this logic is not confined to readings carries over a lot into how some people talk about sexism, even in a non-academic discourse.
Non-academic example: a while back, when I pointed out how men were teased about showing their body "because it's gross" but women weren't because it was okay or desirable to show the outline of our bodies this is not okay. The people around me then picked it up and said yeah, you're right, this is totally another example of classic sexism. (maybe, but I'm objecting to the homophobia towards men)