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10 Blatantly Sexist Remarks About Women Made by a Man
Collected during one surreal experiment in misogyny in real life, from a real person.
Anyone can be sexist — men, women, and people of other genders. Discrimination isn’t limited to one group. It’s horrible, disgusting, annoying, and very unfair. Unfortunately, this is something we have to encounter once in a while, because people suck. There it is, one of the most straightforward pieces of wisdom I can share with others: humans suck. Pardon my lack of scientific terminology.
I’m a woman, and while I am very vocal about sexism against other genders, I am well-versed in sexist remarks and actions toward my own. I recently encountered someone who was a walking definition of sexism, which inspired this article. The man was an absolute menace and had zero clue that he was being sexist; in his mind, everything he was saying was fine. What he didn’t expect was to encounter me. While I rarely call people out on their behaviour, I certainly shock them with my reaction and replies. The poor guy was quite uncomfortable with some of my responses.
Here are 10 awful and very bright examples of sexist remarks made towards women by that not-so-gentleman, in real life, and my reactions to them.
