Re:Leap: An Online Community for Women
by jjeaff on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @02:02PM
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Do you also consider separate men and women's bathrooms prejudicial and sexist?
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Here in Sweden I have seen the use of unisex bathrooms to become more common, and left-block politicians have argued in favor of unisex bathrooms as being more inclusive towards transgenders. All office buildings I have been in has had unisex bathrooms that consisted of small rooms with a single toilet and sink. No need to separate people if only one person will be in there at a time.
Yes, if either option was exclusively provided.
Re:Leap: An Online Community for Women
by chrislynch42 on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @02:15PM
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As defined by merriam-webster.com I certainly do. Why do we consider all sexism bad?
That's not the real question, you're pretending context doesn't matter. What's your argument? Women say "I enjoy having a place to communicate with other women in a place that feels safe from male interference," and your response is "Let me into the women's bathroom"?
Re:Leap: An Online Community for Women
by chrislynch42 on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @03:16PM
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No. Having separate bathrooms for men and women is sexist, by definition. What I hoped for was discussion on whether all sexism is bad.
No, having separate bathrooms is not sexist. Because the term sexism refers to negative issues only. Webster's uses the word "discrimination". Which I assume you are being pedantic and interpreting in a broader context like "discriminating between the colors blue and teal".
But lookup discriminate and it has a few meanings. One of which refers to prejudicial or unfair treatment. That is the definition implied when referring sexist discrimination.
Re:Leap: An Online Community for Women
by chrislynch42 on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @09:11PM
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I don't agree. If sexism refers to the negative issues only then what is the word for the positive issues of dividing people up by sex?
Gender distinction, gender separation
Every major dictionary specifically uses terms like "prejudice", "discrimination against", "stereotype". There is obviously a consensus that it is referring to negative/unequal treatment.