!I asked if it was primarily used by women (no), and that helped when I figured out it was a household item that could cook food haha. Grill was guess 19, and there are lots of things that can cook food, but most are primarily used by women so that leaves one option. Woo! Just barely got it :D!<

[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sexist stereotypes for the win!

[–] Starglasses@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Another question asked was if it was before the internet (yes), so relying on stereotypes was more reasonable :) I was using cultural expectations pre-1990s

[–] flamingarms@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But just because something existed before the Internet doesn't mean it doesn't still exist now. You say you're using pre-90s expectations, but it's a modern object still - so why would that help at all?

[–] Starglasses@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

But sexist stereotypes did exist before the internet (at a much higher rate than today). Using the logic of the past doesn't mean it's being sexist of today.

Kind of like if the answer was a job and it was before the internet (so, like pre~1990), it would be reasonable to assume women were not as prominent in a lot of things like they are today.

It (microwave) exists today, but it also was invented when sexist stereotypes were much bigger.