If anyone tries to tell me that sexism is not a thing in our society anymore, then I will probably call them an idiot.
Sexism is when the mostly male security staff ignores or disregards everything that the female House Manager says, and they instead ask the male Assistant House Manager, who repeats exactly what she said, and they listen to him. The content is identical, but it gains more legitimacy simply because it came from a man's mouth.
Sexism is when an assertive female usher is doing her job by asking faculty and graduates (mostly male) to stand elsewhere so that they do not block a pathway, and they ignore her; then as soon as I ask them to stand elsewhere, they listen to me and clear a path. Even though she spoke much more forcefully than I did, and we said the exact same thing, my words gained more legitimacy simply because they came from a man's mouth.
Sexism doesn't exist in our society? Please.
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