tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post9065167127546136161..comments2023-05-14T03:03:09.451-05:00Comments on Female Impersonator: Combating Facebook status sexismAmeliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884754298018500343noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-63144009715394670652009-03-01T17:35:00.000-06:002009-03-01T17:35:00.000-06:00Sometimes, when I am confronted with sexism and I ...<I>Sometimes, when I am confronted with sexism and I call it out, I forget that it is easy to slip into those stereotypes and generalizations, and that even if you say something sexist, it doesn't necessarily make you a full-blown misogynist.</I><BR/><BR/>Hooray for having the "what you said" conversation instead of the "what you are" conversation!<BR/><BR/>From small seeds like this do mighty movements grow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-88957252489436470052009-02-26T08:26:00.000-06:002009-02-26T08:26:00.000-06:00good for you! change happens one little thing at a...good for you! change happens one little thing at a time :)Radical Remindershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09155472776262393597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-82148001944124122792009-02-25T23:50:00.000-06:002009-02-25T23:50:00.000-06:00We do live in a sad world. The real problem is tha...We do live in a sad world. The real problem is that we have had so many laws passed to protect women that suggest they are perfect and that males are always totally at fault in every situation. This is what has caused so much of this sexist behavior. Yes females need protecting from males who harm them but not all males harm females. It is good to see you attempting to repair damage. It would be even better to see adverts on TV doing the same thing instead of promoting the problem.EastWindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798160051138709420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-25099096705898930482009-02-24T20:07:00.000-06:002009-02-24T20:07:00.000-06:00I did that once, very similar scenario. A guy sa...I did that once, very similar scenario. A guy said something about "all women at [my college] NO EXCEPTIONS" and I knew he would think I was an exception so I talked to him about it. He said of course he didn't mean me, and kept saying and writing the same things. Sigh. Glad you had better luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-31733312663073489542009-02-24T16:08:00.000-06:002009-02-24T16:08:00.000-06:00I know I've said plenty of horribly sexist things ...I know I've said plenty of horribly sexist things in my facebook status. Thankfully, however, it's usually hilarious, so nobody seems to mind.<BR/><BR/>That or everyone ignores me anyway.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08305516222213331351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-59942592240339856702009-02-23T18:24:00.000-06:002009-02-23T18:24:00.000-06:00I can see your frustration. It's really sad to see...I can see your frustration. It's really sad to see how sometimes women get sucked into this sexist, patriarchal world where they can't see their own worth...and they don't really mind because it can be comfortable if no one's pointing out all the awful things about it.Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884754298018500343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-39754523711279998992009-02-23T18:19:00.000-06:002009-02-23T18:19:00.000-06:00Meh. See, usually it's female friends on there wh...Meh. See, usually it's <I>female</I> friends on there who say these generalizing things and attribute them to themselves, and I try and challenge that because it frustrates me to see friends act as though, say, sex is something their husband has to earn by buying roses after spending a week straight playing WoW without paying them any attention. I just want to slam my head into a wall, and it's my way of saying, "You deserve better."Sylphstormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500127817365539985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-21518603755166824512009-02-23T18:10:00.000-06:002009-02-23T18:10:00.000-06:00I was really afraid that I might get the same reac...I was really afraid that I might get the same reaction, but still, I had to try to point out the issues with the statement he was making.<BR/><BR/>Luckily he was cool-headed and heard me out without jumping to conclusions about my intentions for bringing it up.Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884754298018500343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-4061955005715811462009-02-23T18:07:00.000-06:002009-02-23T18:07:00.000-06:00Yeah; every time I do something like that on Faceb...Yeah; every time I do something like that on Facebook said friend, whomever it may be, gets pissed off at me for "trying to start a debate" or what have you.Sylphstormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500127817365539985noreply@blogger.com