I would argue its more how much you're a part of the in group. Compared to a man a woman is in the out group. Compared to a white woman a black man is in the out group. The person in the outgroup is just the aggressive one. Gender is only one dimension IMO.
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That depends on the make up of the group just as much as the make up of the person
Your white male KKK neighbour isn’t assertive
That's why I generalized it based on the in and out group dynamics.
I am unsure of the point you are trying to make.
Your post focuses on people being in the out group
It comes off as racist/sexist
Compared to a man a woman is in the out group. Compared to a white woman a black man
I'm sorry those statements offend you cause you can't understand the point I'm trying to make Go enjoy some boobies and feel better. Or don't.
You don’t have to apologize, just in the future don’t paint minorities as outsiders
It normalizes hate
Sure good job talking over minorities tho.
I try
It's a good point that we shouldn't passively describe them as outsiders. The problem about that is the original post is criticizing that society sees women as aggressive rather than assertive for the same behavior. The comment you have a problem with is not condoning that point of view. It's pointing out that the problem goes beyond gender and happens to those seen as 'outsiders'.
They're trying to add nuance to the post.
When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch.
Are you saying all women that give opinions are bitches? Yikes. Why do you think that way?
He's explaining the sexists' train of thought, not endorsing it himself.
This guy is a troll, he didn't deserve your explanation
Unless you're a short man. Then you're just compensating or have Napoleon complex or something.
Or Short-Man Syndrome. I have a 6'4" friend who used to joke about SMS, until I pointed out several men we know who behave the same way, but are tall, and asked what syndrome they have. Kudos to him, he started seeing the discrimination, and now uses his "tall privilege" in group discussion settings to direct attention to the short members when the group ignores/talks over them.
Make you being short their problem when they make it yours. Hot potato that shit
This must be the worst copied image ever. The mouse pointer is visible, the artists name it cut. Why not just show the whole picture like here https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-148723203/view ?
At least most of the artist's name is still visible, I've seen a lot of comic posts that completely remove it.
Anyone who downvoted this is clueless.
I got the comic but I'm pretty clueless in general. I'm not totally sure what I'm meant to do in that case so I downvoted your comment to be safe.
Explain it to us.
Women who are assertive in the workplace are described as aggressive, bitches, things of that nature. Men who are assertive in the workplace are described as confident or having leadership skills, that sort of thing.
I’m confused, is this talking about the grillies or the kitchenettes?
Now I need some answers, what's those terms??
The stereotype goes that men grill and women cook. “Grillies” looks like “girlies” at first glance, establishing subversion
Wat?
The joke is they both wore pajamas to work.
Boomer humor/"everything I don't like is woke" humor
Maybe, but I'd like to understand the joke / "joke", if there's anything to understand. It could be just "hurdur, I insulted them by saying gender because they're young" or maybe there really is some kind of reasoning.
What it seems like the "joke" is at:
If you are assertive but a man, wokes will call you aggressive. If you are assertive but a woman, wokes will applaud you.
Or so I understand the underlying logic, can be wrong ofc.
I'm pretty sure the joke is the exact opposite, that the same behavior that's treated as assertive if a man does it is treated as aggressive coming from a woman.
That does sound like a right-winger 🤔 Best guess I've seen so far. Thanks.
It's actually a comic strip by Judy Horacek from 1999 about how assertiveness in women is viewed as aggressive and discouraged, while it is encouraged in men
Lol
So a man punching someone in the face is just assertive? Never knew that.