Reply #201: It is similar to the way black people were depicted in movies and TV

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in the past. But patriarchal views are much more difficult to defeat than racist ones. Sexist men and women get many benefits from indulging in and encouraging sexist and even misogynistic thought in our society. It is somewhat similar to the way some white people gained from racism and keeping black people down, only in the case of sexism, it is even more widespread and accepted.

Change will come very slowly as it relates to sexism in our society. As you can see from reading this thread, many people who consider themselves progressives don't even realize they harbor sexist views, and even if they do realize it, they certainly have no intention of changing. They LIKE it this way and believe they benefit from it. It will be many generations in the future before we can expect the ubiquitous sexist, degrading views/images of women to be considered wrong and unacceptable in our society. I do think it will happen one day, but not in our lifetime.