On 2008-11-23, Miriam Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Please quote from the original email explaining to me how it is sexist. > > Sexism defines the ideology of male supremacy, of male superiority and > of beliefs that support and sustain it. Sexism and patriarchy > mutually reinforce one another > http://www.ruralwomyn.net/define.html#sexism > > A social relationship in which males have authority over females. > www.personal.utulsa.edu/~lara-foley/definitions.htm > > Sexism: An ideology that assumes a hierarchy of human worth based on > the social construction of gender difference Sexism was developed to > claim superiority of men over women, based on the idea that "natural" > gender norms are a fixed and immutable reality. > http://www.publiceye.org/glossary/glossary_big.html#s
Isn't these definitions quite gynocentric and androphobic? /Sune - who is learning new words today. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]