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Help me articulate why this is sexist

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Namechange47308281 · 13/04/2020 20:00

If you described yourself as ‘crying like a girl’.
Yes women are more inclined and encouraged to show their emotions. But it’s still sexist is it not?
There are massive negative connotations to the phrase surely?

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TehBewilderness · 13/04/2020 20:13

Doing anything like a girl has been the default insult among men for many many years.
Yes it is sexist. It isn't possible to cry like a girl unless you are a girl who is crying.

Namechange47308281 · 13/04/2020 20:07

Apologies that’s badly phrased.

If someone described them self as . . .

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WrathofFaeKIopp · 13/04/2020 20:05

If you described yourself as ‘crying like a girl’
I have never described myself as 'crying like a girl’.

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