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Plenty_Intention1991 t1_ixzed2j wrote

Easy fix dude. Never make gendered statements at work. You just don’t say Men __________ or Women __________. One because it’s stupid but two because every company has an HR department that might want to talk to you.

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readit2U t1_ixzlkph wrote

I understand but I hate it that you can't even say anything that is true. Men and women are not the same. If we were there would be no need for that division in sports.

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Outside_Cod667 t1_ixzvenn wrote

You can say things that are true. The problem is that people will say things like, "Men are just better drivers!" And defend it as if it is true. People often have a strong bias that they genuinely think is just true, when it isn't, and that is sexism (whether intentional or not).

Something like, "Men tend to have more muscle." That is true, you can say that and I don't think anyone would be upset about it. You can't say, "I am stronger than all woman because men have more muscle. Therefore I am always stronger than women. That's just how it is!"

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readit2U t1_iy04rp4 wrote

I agree with you but I have been called sexist for stating that there are biological and anatomic differences that give benefit to the other gender. When I have used an example like playing the top NBA team against the top WNBA team I have been rebuted with "the WMBA has not been around for as long. Really! The person could not SEE the difference? But in any case, stating that one gender is superior even for a specific task is offensive to some regardless of how true it is, and many will take a position against it just because of the subject. I have adopted a policy of just not addressing it (I know this post is in contrast) because it really doesn't make any difference to me and if the boxing match between the 2 top ranked heavy weight boxers (male & female) is not just obvious to someone I am not going to be able to explain it, nor do I wish to.

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