Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoHawaii rules against public carrying of guns without permit citing ‘aloha spirit’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square181fedilinkarrow-up1690arrow-down111
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minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·9 months agoThe argument doesn’t sound as convincing this way: A Smith and Wesson puts the daintiest of assailants on an equal field with the burliest of women.
minus-squarepostmateDumbass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·9 months agothat is not a resonable test in this situation. Dont use ‘woman’ as an adjective. No need. Just use dainty/frail vs. burly.
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoOkay, but they did. I see how it sounds sexist, but how is it actually sexist? Dainty women do exist, and are on average, more dainty than dainty men.
minus-squarepostmateDumbass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·9 months agoIMO introducing gender only to use traditional sex sterotypes to frame the discussion is sexist.
The argument doesn’t sound as convincing this way:
A Smith and Wesson puts the daintiest of assailants on an equal field with the burliest of women.
that is not a resonable test in this situation.
Dont use ‘woman’ as an adjective. No need. Just use dainty/frail vs. burly.
Okay, but they did. I see how it sounds sexist, but how is it actually sexist? Dainty women do exist, and are on average, more dainty than dainty men.
IMO introducing gender only to use traditional sex sterotypes to frame the discussion is sexist.