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Gym thinks only men can be Drs

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DrElizabethPlimpton · 18/03/2015 18:21

I've just seen a link to a Daily Fail article (I won't link obviously) about a gym in Cambridgeshire

A paediatrician joined and she found that her electronic key wouldn't allow her access to the female changing room. The 'glitch' was explained by staff - apparently her title Dr automatically defaulted to the assumption she was male.
I'm currently speechless.

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JeanneTheRabidFeminist · 19/03/2015 22:25

Why are you surprised?

I assumed (wrongly) that you had a grasp of the situation you were pontificating about. I won't do that again if it offends you so deeply. I'm quite happy to pretend you're pig ignorant and inclined towards posting nonsense if you prefer that. It won't be a huge effort of self-deception, either.

kim147 · 19/03/2015 22:23

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JeanneTheRabidFeminist · 19/03/2015 22:17

Ah, finally the penny drops. Better late than never. Another time, maybe, consider reading up, and you won't make yourself look a fool.

kim147 · 19/03/2015 22:16

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JeanneTheRabidFeminist · 19/03/2015 22:09

kim, did you actually read about this woman's situation, or just jump right in?

The point is that they refused to change their system, claiming it couldn't be done and she needed to give up her title. That is very different from what eve describes, where they immediately apologized and corrected the mistake.

I think both are examples of society's ingrained misogyny, but one of them led to apologies and change, and the other was claimed to be unchangeable.

How can that be a glitch.

kim147 · 19/03/2015 22:07

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JeanneTheRabidFeminist · 19/03/2015 22:01

See, that is an example of a glitch! Not good at all (and you must've been annoyed not to mention inconvenienced, eve). But, very good they apologized and changed it.

It can be done. It really isn't that hard.

EveDallas · 19/03/2015 22:00

The website of my water provider wouldn't accept me (Mrs) paying the bills. They couldn't have been more apologetic though, and it was changed within 24 hrs.

kim147 · 19/03/2015 21:57

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JeanneTheRabidFeminist · 19/03/2015 21:55

Thank you, I appreciate it must have been hard for you to admit.

kim147 · 19/03/2015 21:52

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JeanneTheRabidFeminist · 19/03/2015 21:48

No, it isn't a glitch.

Glitches are mistakes, usually temporary ones that can be sorted.

This is habitual misogyny. They are very different.

If you cannot understand this, you need to think beyond 'computer says no' and 'that's the system'. Those are the sorts of replies people always make to justify habitual misogyny.

kim147 · 19/03/2015 21:43

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JeanneTheRabidFeminist · 19/03/2015 21:39

Yes, I had noticed you called it a 'glitch'. Hmm

kim, do you honestly think no one except yourself understands these concepts? Do you really think none of the rest of us has ever come across an example of normalised misogyny before (which is what this is - not a 'glitch').

We all have. Yes, it's annoying. So is minimizing it.

DadWasHere · 19/03/2015 21:25

When buying a wedding present from John Lewis online, you are asked to tell them if you are male or female. I cannot figure out why.

Gender targeted marketing and buying habits.

kim147 · 19/03/2015 19:44

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PuffinsAreFictitious · 19/03/2015 19:43

Have they changed them so that Chopper is an option?

No?

I'll get my coat then.

kim147 · 19/03/2015 19:38

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mariamin · 19/03/2015 19:29

No Kim, you straight away jumped to gender queer people and why anyone needs to say they are female or male anyway. A totally different discussion.

kim147 · 19/03/2015 19:23

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mariamin · 19/03/2015 19:18

Kim, the OP is about the assumption that a woman can not be a Dr. Or at the least, that the default for a Dr is a man. The OP is about women and a very obvious example of everyday sexism.

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