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Originally posted by robustpuppy
Ha. I am not a ridiculously self righteous "we are all victims type," nor is RT. Actually, I am rather lighthearted.
My very point is that there was serious sexism in the 50s but that it's not entirely gone now.
If the makeup were 7 to 2 the other way, the balance of power between men and women in our society would clearly be different, so the comment would have different import. Bigotry is contextual and related to the balance of power, not objective. And I didn't say it was "bigoted," I said it was "demeaning."
That is not to say that O'Connor is not a powerful woman. It is to say that such a comment can have the effect of diminishing a powerful woman's accomplishments. That's why it's irksome. Surely you don't think the mere fact that something is "meant as a compliment" means that it can't be demeaning, do you, cutie pie?
I wouldn't describe my reaction as "freaking out," either. But you probably just think I'm some hysterical feminazi man-hater, don't you, my sweet little deerlick?
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"Bigotry is contextual and related to the balance of power, not objective"
So everytime I make a comment I need to analyse the power situation between the person that is the object of my comment and other members of the society they occupy and adjust my language accordingly? It is this type of justification to oversensitivity that has caused such a huge backlash against political correctness. The end result is that being called Politcaly Correct, or part of the PC police, is almost as insulting as being called a racist and definitely more insulting than being called sexist. The backlash to this oversensitivity has given comfort and ammunition to the racists and I find that 'irksome".
