AIBU to ask for your most appalling examples of sexism?

[Biscusting]

I've learned over time and with bitter experience my dad is terribly sexist. Every time I see him he has something grim to say that erodes my soul and chips at my confidence.
I won't give examples of his crimes but his father -my grandfather- had several girls and my father was his only son. When my fathers siblings went on to have children of their own, they all had girls (7 in total). My grandparents said practically nothing, but then they rarely seemed to at significant events.
When my younger brother was born, my grandfather went to visit my mum in hospital. He had never visited after any of the births of his other grandchildren and presented my mum with a single red rose, then left.

Cheer me up with some of your tales.

What's the biscuit for? Because OP is asking for stories but hasn't shared her own?

My dad and I were talking about Beyonce performing in support of George W Bush (this was before Obama, back when she was a Republican) and I was saying how disappointing that a young black woman would support Bush, and my dad - very left wing and with feminist degrees!! - said "she is stunningly beautiful, though". As though it actually did make up for anything.

More that it's another 'let's share stories of how some people treat some other people like crap'.
So -

Just this week actually. DH and I are off on hols next week, flights booked with British Airways.

I booked the flights in my name (which is different to his, I kept my surname when we married). I paid for them on a card that's solely in my name. I am the lead passenger on the booking. I used my own email address which includes my actual name. I had to log on to update the contact details (which include my mobile) and make a small adjustment to the booking, and BA decided that it was absolutely fine to send the confirmation email (to MY email address with MY name in it remember) addressed to DH.

How is hearing appalling examples of sexism going to cheer you up?

Queen its AIBU, you can't fart without getting a biscuit.

Put your feet up Thesnowfairy your work here is done.

I'd actually put in a motion to get rid of the biscuit. It's so unoriginal and a real pathetic way of making any point.

Even worse when coupled with "here, have my first". Literally no one cares it's your first biscuit.

@yambabe it's just an automated system making a fuck up isn't it? I doubt there's an algorithm which says that if there is a Mr on the booking to default to him

Valid point Sparkling It won't. Can I change my request to stories of enlighten people standing up to sexist behaviour or comments?

I thought that too about the 'first biscuit' thing. Like the first one is particularly venomous. Or is it like a virginity thing?

Got pregnant as a student nurse, senior tutor sat me down and said he wanted me to hand in my notice then and there and "go and be a good wife and mother".
i took the fucker to a tribunal and he got the sack.

My dad's a sexist too. He cannot mention any woman in passing without making an accompanying comment about how attractive (or not) the woman in question is, even though it has nothing to do with the subject he is talking about.

"So I went for a pint in the pub on the corner, served by a lovely young woman...by jove was she lovely (looks misty-eyed), and I met Bob and his wife who's a pleasant enough woman but not much to look at (chuckles), before heading home to bed."

I'm not kidding either. I remember being about 8 and catching my dad staring at me. I said, "What?" and he said (sadly), "Aye...yer a nice lassie, but yer no a bonny lassie."

My dad is a dick.

Being a young woman working regularly with a man in his 40s and being constantly patronised and babied and having my judgements, interests and knowledge pooh poohed because of it.

But my personal favourite is hearing him call toddlers and children "little ones" because he consistently calls me "the little one."

It's exhausting. And no, he does not talk to same-age males that way.

Our mortgage advisor always emails DH. Even though I'm the only one who ever emails him (I copy DH in) but unless I ask a specific question, he won't reply to me, will only email DH. So needs so additional info, emails DH, I then respond with the additional info and he then emails DH to say it's been processed. I email chasing up and he emails DH. DH has only once emailed him directly. It's infuriating.

Well done mermaid. Shocking he said that.

Pictish, he sounds like a winner. Sad that he felt it okay to say that to you. Did you respond? I suppose at 8, what could you have said!?

A contractor came into work to fix something. I answer the door and asked him who he was, he told me. I took him to the main office and towards the thing to be fixed. He turns to my male could colleague to ask what the issue is. Male colleague says he doesn't know, directs him back to me. I explain the problem and take him to the machinery. He fixes it. Goes back to my male colleague to get the work order signed, even though I'm closer and instructed him. Male colleague refused to sign it and points him back to me BECAUSE I'M THE FUCKING BOSS!

Getting to the end of an interview:

Interviewer: Do you have any children?
Me: No
Interviewer: Are you planning on having any? Because if you are, we probably won't bother.
2nd Interviewer: No, no, no, no, no Colin, you can't say that! [Then to me]: please disregard that, I'm sorry.

No I didn't respond but I did feel crushed to feel I was so hideous my own father felt the need to point it out as a failing. I felt like a monster.

Went to estate agents with my partner and i started the conversation about MY house. I asked him lots questions and told him I wanted someone to value it with view to putting it on market.
Other half hasn't said a word at this point and is looking at houses in window.
Estate agent tells us to sit down so he can take some details. He takes my name and puts it as no 2 on his form and puts dh name as no 1!!!
Furious and needless to say I didn't instruct them.

Went out for a Sunday afternoon drink with partner and baby. Partner ordered a beer. I ordered a white wine. Waiter looked at me, looked at my baby, and asked if I wanted a white wine, or a white wine spritzer. I said I wanted a white wine.

Waiter brought me a white wine spritzer.

Twat.

At the doctors and he suggested I write out a few words of authority for something so I did. I am a lawyer so it was written professionally.

He made a comment about my wording and I said I work in a solicitors. He asked me if I was a secretary. My face did this but to his credit he immediately apologised and said he should never have presumed.

recently my neighbours who happens to be in the same profession as me asked me what hours I worked. I said 9.30-2.30 and he said oh yes some of the girls in my office work 'mum hours'.

The 'girls' are barristers and very senior . He is an arse.