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Re:What You Can't Say (2004) by onmydesk on Friday March 21, 2014 @09:37PM (#7446604)
What you get a reaction to is not sexism is bad. It is that sexism in favour of women is bad. You're not allowed to say that.
Re:What You Can't Say (2004) by meric on Friday March 21, 2014 @10:12PM (#7446844)
The only mention of this taboo on this thread, and it is more dangerous to say this in today's society than everything else suggested by everyone. Congratulations.

I have more to add:

It is either extremely difficult or impossible for a society to treat its men and women equally. Though it is possible to grant them equal respect, the experience of living as a man and living as a woman is, and always will be, different.

Assigning target ratios of men/women in various industries makes as much sense as making sure each man have an equal number of sexual opportunities. There are some jobs that, in general, one sex is better at, and so it may be perfectly possible for one sex to, on average, be the majority of those doing that job, as well as, on average, attain a higher wage in that role, achieved without the interference of some male authority past or present.

That would only get us started on the list of things we aren't allowed to say.

Re:What You Can't Say (2004) by camelite on Friday March 21, 2014 @11:14PM (#7447209)
Yes, that's obvious now I've re-read your comment.