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Partners sexist comments have really annoyed me

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nosexism · 10/07/2007 23:14

Changed my name as I'm embarrassed by his comments.

Basically me and DP were discussing feminism and he starts going on about how it would take 2 women to do one mans job yet people have to take women on so they're not seen as sexist . I told him women were just as capable as men and vice versa and he said women are not as capable in manual work, physically or mentally...I asked what he meant by mentally and he replied:
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"cos there's no point in employing someone who occasionally gets all emotional (as some women do) on the job, blokes don't do that (in general). I've worked with lasses in the past who've dissapeared off the shop floor for half an hour with "womens problems" leaving muggins in the shit, when it happens once - it's not a problem, but 10 mins on the shop, 30 mins off three times a day is a piss take
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am I right in getting wound up by this?? his whole attitude stinks lately.

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controlfreaky2jocasta · 10/07/2007 23:19

err, i think you know the answer to that last ?

PeachesMcLean · 10/07/2007 23:22

To be fair, yes, 30 mins off three times a day does sound like a piss take, if it's AF we're talking about. However, to suggest all women are like that sounds like he's trying to pick an argument / wind you up. He's surely not that thick? Is there an underlying problem with him re your comment about his whole attitude?

IsabelWatchingItRainInMacondo · 10/07/2007 23:24

If I were you, I would demonstrate how capable women are by stoping doing all the things you do at all. If you have no brain... why trying?

nosexism · 10/07/2007 23:25

he just seems to be going out of his way to annoy me and pick arguments with me lately...but to be honest he has shown sexist attitudes and behaviours before, his dads sits on his arse and waits for dp's mum to get in from work so she can do everything for him and I think dp has grown up with the same attitude although he denies it.

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