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In reply to the discussion: Sexist men prefer bigger boobs: study [View all]hootinholler
(26,449 posts)16. WTF is benevolent sexism?
Sounds oxymoronic to me.
Personally, it's nipple length rather than breast size that does it for me.
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You should try giving the woman attached to the breasts a moment of your time. nt
NCTraveler
Mar 2013
#14
It would be sexist not to do followup studies with women regarding male genitalia size.
yellowcanine
Mar 2013
#13
benevolent sexism would be holding the door open, pulling out a chair, ect...
seabeyond
Mar 2013
#19
i hold the door open for others, others hold the door for me, and yes, lots of friendly exchange
seabeyond
Mar 2013
#26
uh... hoot asked what benevolent seixsm is. i gave him example and difinition. as i said,
seabeyond
Mar 2013
#32
If you hold a door open for a woman because she is a woman and for no other reason,
ronnie624
Mar 2013
#55
if you helped a woman who seemed to have things well in hand, or passed by a man who didn't,
unblock
Mar 2013
#43
I let a woman change a flat for me because I didn't want her to think I was sexist
CreekDog
Mar 2013
#191
very well said- it's an underlying reason why we STILL have "bigger fish to fry" and earn less.
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#143
when the average difference is significant to the tune of 30%, your anecdote is meaningless.
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#164
I do give a shit, but I have never witnessed nor met anyone with that experience
galileoreloaded
Mar 2013
#184
you know everyone woman you know's salaries and what the men who have the same job make?
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#188
yes, that is sexist. the question is, what are the ramifications of that kind of sexism.
unblock
Mar 2013
#115
So, calling every single heterosexual male a sexist is a great way to advance the dialog.
EOTE
Mar 2013
#117
wow you have a real hang-up about word usage. feel free to come up with a better term.
unblock
Mar 2013
#118
And accusing a great majority of the population of being sexist is a great way to advance.
EOTE
Mar 2013
#122
by using the word "accusing" you're insisting that all uses of the term "sexism" are negative.
unblock
Mar 2013
#126
this is an academic study and academic study very often uses terminology different from the public
unblock
Mar 2013
#135
apparently you or i have the same disagreement regarding the word "discrimination"
unblock
Mar 2013
#165
You can continue to not believe the currently accepted definitions of these terms...
EOTE
Mar 2013
#172
ah, calling me the troll and a stalker in the same post (and self-loathing...)
CreekDog
Mar 2013
#202
Same. When I pull out a chair for a woman or hold the door they seem pleased.
LittleBlue
Mar 2013
#134
no. one does not always see sexism. but, we can understand the behavior and see how it can be
seabeyond
Mar 2013
#196
ya. i saw that i had the nt, even though i had the definition. geeeez, did you start something.
seabeyond
Mar 2013
#195
i think it is interesting also. and the reaction is a knee jerk snark without much thinking going
seabeyond
Mar 2013
#60
that would be the point lumber. be it "gentlemen" or "lady". it is behaviors taught
seabeyond
Mar 2013
#68
My hypothesis is that that most sexist men have the most questions about their sexuality
Taverner
Mar 2013
#24
Measuring objectification was part of the point of the study. See my link downthread
stevenleser
Mar 2013
#79
Possibly. That is very unfortunate if true. My instinct was to track down the source and
stevenleser
Mar 2013
#85
Guess I'm not Sexist then, here's the owner of my favorite pair of breasts.
Katashi_itto
Mar 2013
#38
What does it mean if you don't care about breast size, but have a fetish for auxiliary nipples?
Ian David
Mar 2013
#48
really. lets start a thread on if we like small, medium or big size penis. tilt left? tilt right?
seabeyond
Mar 2013
#62
I think there's a distinction- sexism can be without intended malice, misogyny not so much.
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#147
I fully agree that "the hatred or mistrust of (women/men)" should be prohibited.
lumberjack_jeff
Mar 2013
#163
Agree, but I see such a wide spectrum of attitudes and behaviors here... we could spend all day
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#167
Pretty clearly "respecting women" is not part of the TOS and never will be.
geek tragedy
Mar 2013
#152
I don't think this thread is about a womans' worth relative to breast size.
lumberjack_jeff
Mar 2013
#100
Penis bra? How unmanly. It is properly called a codpiece, and here is an example.
kwassa
Mar 2013
#201
If you'd like to do that, there is plenty of material on the net-here's a study to get you started:
MADem
Mar 2013
#189
And here is an easy way to see and search all of the articles from this publication
stevenleser
Mar 2013
#81
So they postulate that this is valid in the real world instead of desiging a real world test.
Coyotl
Mar 2013
#215
I guess that means I'm not sexist (which I already knew), because I like B or A cups.
CosmicDustBunny
Mar 2013
#94
Your belief is true. Smaller breasted women can nurse perfectly well. We adapt.
polly7
Mar 2013
#110
Not at all TMI. My wife hit the Dolly Parton proportions too. I kept joking, "Can I get you preggo?"
CosmicDustBunny
Mar 2013
#112
OK, now I see the flaw in the study, none of those models are attractive...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#166
My guess is that more sexist men also tend toward having larger boobs on themselves too.
Exultant Democracy
Mar 2013
#119
Sure, do a study on the boob men ... what about the Sir Mix-A-Lots among us?
Bok_Tukalo
Mar 2013
#130
Non-sexist men would not establish physical preferences like breast size.
Gravitycollapse
Mar 2013
#217