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Does he have misogynistic tendencies?

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ApplesAndPearsStairs · 12/12/2018 07:11

I wonder if you can help me. I know a man who I think is wonderful in every way except I have a fear that he may have some misogynistic views. He doesn't say anything outright exactly but there are some red flags. For example, when he swears he occasionally uses the words wh*re and b!tch which none of my male friends would ever do. He has commented on a woman's outfit (to me) and said it was inappropriate. To be fair it was but still.

We have great chats and I'm looking for some ideas of topics that might help me get to the bottom of this. For example I thought about asking him his views on whether a woman's sexual past should be looked at in rape cases. Can you think of other questions that will help me find out if he's a misogynist? He's intelligent and will be guarded so the questions need to be relatively subtle. Thanks.

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ApplesAndPearsStairs · 12/12/2018 07:39

LassWiADelicateAir, she was at some after work drinks but she had got changed and was wearing a bra top with an open jacket. It did look inappropriate but I didn't like that he said it was.

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LassWiADelicateAir · 12/12/2018 07:34

He has commented on a woman's outfit (to me) and said it was inappropriate. To be fair it was but still

Was she going hill- walking in a ball gown and high heels? Or at a wedding wearing jeans and trainers? Both of those might legitimately be described as "inappropriate" but I'm guessing that isn't what you meant.

I can't think of many circumstances outside of a performance of Tis Pity She's a Whore where it would be appopriate to call a woman a whore (possibly the word appears also in Restoration drama and I can't remember if it is used in The Beggars' Opera- I'll let them pass too)

"Bitch" is not acceptable as far as I'm concerned- although many posters on MN seem to think it is.

ApplesAndPearsStairs · 12/12/2018 07:34

I agree but he might disagree. What else can I ask him to get to the bottom of this?

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OverTheHedgeSammy · 12/12/2018 07:26

It's nothing like bastard!

ApplesAndPearsStairs · 12/12/2018 07:26

If I had challenged him on it, I suspect he'd have said that it's the same as swearing about a man and using the word b@stard.

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ApplesAndPearsStairs · 12/12/2018 07:24

He wasn't exactly describing them that way he was swearing and used those words. But I see what you're saying.

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wrongsideofhistorymyarse · 12/12/2018 07:20

If he's using whore and bitch to describe women he's a misogynist.

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