09
Mar
2006
9:35

Don’t be a sexist, broads hate that.

So apparently I missed “Blog Against Sexism” day. I don’t really have anything in particular to say, but wanted to say something. We live in a time when sexism, racism, and all kinds of other isms have insidiously weaved themselves into the very fabric of our culture. So much so that many are completely blind to them.
As a species, we are very arrogant and think that we are the end all be all to life in the universe, when the truth is that we are not nearly as evolved as we would like to think. There is still far too much ignorance and intolerance in the world for us to be so high and mighty. I pretty much leave the crusading to my wife, but I guess I’ll just boil it down to my simplest though here: there may be differences between men and women (not just physical but real differences in our makeup, the way we think, the way our brains are wired, who knows), but that is meaningless. That is true on an individual basis, not just a sex/race/whatever basis. Next time you find yourself about to apply a stereotype to someone, take a moment and think about it. Try to catch yourself forming preconceptions of people. We all do it. If we can catch even just one, and instead get to know someone for who they are and not who we think they are, then I think that’s something good.
I think the irony is that anyone who finds themselves thinking that someone else is inferior because of their sex/race/etc is guaranteed to be the inferior one.

3 Responses

  1. Jess says:

    Your title tickles me because my grandma likes to call me a ‘classy broad’ (it’s a joke that I can’t remember the origin of, right now).

  2. Annika says:

    Funniest title ever.

  3. Jupe says:

    I’ve long been of the opinion that, besides the physical, there is no practical difference between men and women. But then, like you say, it doesn’t really matter.
    I also missed Blog Against Sexism Day! Whoops!

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