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Veilex

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4. "to just assume that one person of a certain gender is going to dominate ahead of time is bullshit"

Reply to ProudToBeBlueInRhody (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 05:57 PM

Jan 2015

And yet, the assumption is repeatedly made... particularly by those who want to be heard, but lack the social force to make themselves heard over type A personalities.

By extension, the person who's unable to make themselves heard to their satisfaction ends up frequently demonizing the opposing gender in their own mind... often to be shared with other individuals at a later date.

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I'll just leave this here. [View all] ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2015 OP

it's sexist and if any man had said the men speak 1st it would be platered all over du belzabubba333 Jan 2015 #1

MAKE the class leader address those who try to monopolize the discussion. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #2

I've never found that gender determines who monopolizes class discussion in college ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2015 #3

"to just assume that one person of a certain gender is going to dominate ahead of time is bullshit" Veilex Jan 2015 #4

Some make it about the opposing gender ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2015 #5

The assumption here is that it's the fault of the culture for women remaining silent Major Nikon Jan 2015 #6

"benevolent sexism" is indistinguishable from hostile sexism against men. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2015 #7

Oh my goodness... NaturalHigh Feb 2015 #8