Reply #9: But it's harmless, doncha know? [View All]

I mean, women aren't really hurt by sexism. It's not like they are hired less often than men, or make less, or are abused more often, or beaten for disagreeing with boyfriends or husbands who expect obedience, or wind up disappearing as part of some dominant male's sexual fantasy, found later disposed of in fields as though they were items of garbage.

You know DUers wouldn't contribute to a mindset that judges a woman's value by how much sexual attraction she generates, or that singles women out as different in essence than men, to be judged by their conformity to stereotypical cultural ideas of femininity rather than neutral charecteristics of competence and ability that could be applied equally to men.

And how would you enforce rules against sexism? Next you'll suggest that people shouldn't be categorized based on race, sexual orientation, or national origin. Do we really want to start down that slippery slope?