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[–] saigot@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Men are bad at cleaning => sexist

Men are not taught as children to clean => not sexist

Men can't emotionally regulate => sexist

Men are not socialized to emotionally regulate => not sexist

Women can't change a tire => sexist

Women aren't taught to change a tire => not sexist

Women are emotional => sexist

Women are taught to share their emotions => not sexist

There's a big difference between making a statement about society and making a statement about humanity.

[–] franklin@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would say intent really matters because a lot of times when people sort of step away from the issue in that way, it's really just a thinly veiled way of espousing their beliefs without taking any blowback.

[–] saigot@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

That I can certainly agree with, I guess I made that with the implicit assumption that they are made in good faith.