Have you ever experienced sexism?

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This can be in real life or even online, have you experienced sexism?  Can be from either side of course

WhatTheHeckkkk · Accepted Answer

Eh, technically yes. I don’t like to label it but yes, I have faced discrimination, stereotypes, and prejudice against me because of my sex/gender. I don’t really care if it’s said by certain people. My boyfriend and I joke around a lot about me being a shitty driver, the “dishwasher,” how I “belong in the kitchen,” how I am not fit to do certain things, etc. I find it funny because it’s all true for me, I enjoy doing “stereotypical woman things,” like cooking and cleaning, and I am in fact physically weaker, more sensitive, and less assertive than most men.

Sexism only bothers me when they are 100% dead serious, when I am seen as incompetent, or if they treat me as less than. I don’t get offended or bothered by a lot of things, but I will get frustrated when someone treats me like I don’t know anything, like I can’t do anything, or like I am useless - just because I’m a woman.

I have experienced it several times in my life. One unforgettable (and funny) time was when I was in high school taking a Construction/woodshop class. I had an amazing construction teacher who believed I could do more or better than all the other boys in the class, lol, and it was kinda true. I worked my ass off in that class. I wasn’t afraid of getting my hands and clothes dirty or doing things I have never done before. A new student joined and he immediately started picking on me for being a woman in construction class... He said I couldn’t do XYZ because I was too weak, too clumsy, too emotional, too stupid, etc. He said I needed a man to do it for me because it was a woman’s job or women weren’t fit for it.

I laughed it off because he didn’t even know me and he hadn’t even seen me do these things yet (because my teacher wanted me to be a Teachers assistant, helping him input grades and organize instead of doing projects). He said the same things every day for a week, until it was my turn to teach him how to do everything. He was too scared, too stupid, too weak, too lazy, too careless, and too clumsy to do all the things I showed him to do. I still laugh at it, it just ironic… 🤷🏻‍♀️

Graci_e · Accepted Answer

Definitely. All the fricking time, especially from my stepdad. I got into a debate with him the other day because he told my brother not to play like a girl. He couldn’t for the life of him understand what’s wrong with that and kept insisting girls play worse.

But it’s not just that, just the only thing that came to the top of my head. I get excluded from guys stuff (that I’m interested in) because I’m a girl, I’ve been told to stick to getting my nails done, I’ve been told I can’t do something because I’m a girl, I’ve been spoken down to like I wouldn’t know something, I’ve been called a skank for wearing stuff, I’ve gotten in trouble for wearing a bra around the house (very covering), I’ve been catcalled, I’ve been followed, I’ve received hundreds of comments about my body, double standards, I’ve been sexualised from a young age, I’ve had my ex boyfriends friends treating me like a pretty play toy, I’ve been treated as incapable because I’m a girl, I’ve been called sooky and bossy (but when a guy does it it’s okay), I’ve been told guys only want to sleep with me, I’ve been called weak and unathletic (because I’m a girl and guys have a physical advantage), I’ve had guys purposely beating me and bullying me at things to make themselves feel good about their own ability, I’ve been asked if I’m on my period, I’ve been told I do things like a girl, I’ve had my opinions shut down, I ride horses and had guys ask what else I ride, I’ve had my business plans and goals shut down, I’ve been made out to be one of those dumb, pretty girls, guys are allowed to swear but I’m not, I’ve had to do more housework than my brother, I’ve been told that whoever is gonna feel sorry for my future husband because I’m a ‘tough bitch’, etc

Like thousands of things and it all adds up and pisses you the hell off

NathanDavis · Accepted Answer

discrimination for being a man? no... not particularly

besides those times in which I had to "go first" because it's dangerous and well, you're the man so you go face the very potentially lethal threat (which is something I would do on my own regard anyway) I don't remember right now something in particular

oh wait... elementary days, I remember there were some times in which the smartest girl in the school would be sent to academic competitions instead of me because well, she was prettier and more outgoing than me so it gives a better image to the school, lol... but I never feel discriminated because of that, in fact I was the happiest about not going anywhere, never liked those competitions

Massageman · Accepted Answer

Yes. Racist sexism to boot, or it was just a handy "out" for them. I was looking for a computer programming position (this was years ago!). The hiring company knew what I looked like (W-M): they had my resume. The company put us through several paper and pencil tests about programming and logic. Then there was the - da-da-da-daaaaaahhhh- interview. A W-F did the interviewing and was like "this is great, that's great, aced the tests" yada, yada. "If you were a black female, I could hire you in a minute". have a good life.

But WHY go through all the jazz if they are only hiring boyfriend's? sad.

Anonymous · Answer

I have. When I was hurt, like broken arm and shoulder, my job fired me, I needed some kind of disability support, and the social workers literally told me "we don't help men, so unless you suddenly sprout a vagina or have kids, there is no assistance for you."

Another time was in family court for my brother, his ex accused him of rape and sex abuse against her and their children, he had a mountain of evidence that said he didn't do anything, including testimony from a GAL that said the kids should be with him and not her because she beat their kids. It was all thrown out, and he was told he would never be permitted to see his kids again.

belle_kai · Answer

Yes its happened at work and when I'm driving.

A couple of months back an English white guy swore at me while I was driving and shouted "you f*cking foreigners don't know how to drive, females!" He pissed me off so much I was fuming and I shouted back 'I was born here and I speak English" not looking down on him but his accent was what you call Cockney and im well spoken, I speak f*cking better English than him!

Blackcosmo · Answer

I was the fastest runner in my class and a guy told me I was too fast for a girl. I know guys are most likely to be faster but there are some exceptions and he still didn't have to say that. It hit my sensitive little heart.

msmissydc · Answer

Yes sadly quite often. Mostly in my job in the form of hatemail, rapetreats or worse. I am a culmnist if that matters.

boobliker · Answer

I think so at one job she wanted me topless I did but felt a bit odd about it if she paid double i would of done the job naked

Lionman95 · Answer

I´m not sure if it counts but a literature called me the boy with the girly handwriting because she felt that my handwriting too good looking for a guy. That hit home during puberty.

JohnK123 · Answer

Well people always post stuff against straight men (mainly white men) and it angers me lol

BarryLiverstone · Answer

Sure have

KatherineJ · Answer

Of course I have.

jahaims · Answer

Duh.

Anonymous · Answer

Yes.

Anonymous · Answer

It's EVERYWHERE

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