Leap: An Online Community for Women

Re:Leap: An Online Community for Women by jjeaff on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @05:22PM (#16172576)

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.

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Re:Leap: An Online Community for Women by chrislynch42 on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @09:11PM (#16174063)

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?

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Re:Leap: An Online Community for Women by jjeaff on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @02:22AM (#16211678)

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.

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