July 19, 2011
If the “Caution” cones that are supposed to be used at construction sites and by the side of the road were painted white instead of orange, and if people wore them as hats while also wearing white sheets over their clothes, what would that look like?
The fact that there are women who are willing to participate in behavior that degrades women doesn’t mean that the behavior isn’t sexist. There were plenty of black Americans throughout the years who didn’t want to fight back, who believed that they were getting what they deserved and that the way things were was the way that they ought to be.
It’s the same thing with women who participate in endorsing sexism and sexual harassment of other women. In fact, for women to help men harass other women out of spite, envy, ignorance or fear of being bullied themselves is not at all uncommon in sexual harassment cases.
Copyright L. Kochman July 19, 2011 @ 6:30 pm.
If the “Caution” cones that are supposed to be used at construction sites and by the side of the road were painted white instead of orange, and if people wore them as hats while also wearing white sheets over their clothes, what would that look like?
The fact that there are women who are willing to participate in behavior that degrades women doesn’t mean that the behavior isn’t sexist. There were plenty of black Americans throughout the years who didn’t want to fight back, who believed that they were getting what they deserved and that the way things were was the way that they ought to be.
It’s the same thing with women who participate in endorsing sexism and sexual harassment of other women. In fact, for women to help men harass other women out of spite, envy, ignorance or fear of being bullied themselves is not at all uncommon in sexual harassment cases.
Copyright L. Kochman July 19, 2011 @ 6:30 pm.