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People are still sexist.

26 replies

pane123 · 28/12/2013 22:37

I have to spam, this has to be seen.

www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2549818

OP posts:
ohnoitshimagain · 29/12/2013 02:50

can you give a short summary as I would like to comment on this thread, thanks

caramelwaffle · 29/12/2013 02:59

I agree: a summary here would help

NiceTabard · 29/12/2013 12:42

The link is safe to click here

It's a thread with a bunch of people making outrageously sexist comments.

I think it may be a US site? And there is a religious feel to it too.

Not much to say really. Yes lots of people are still very sexist.

AskBasil · 29/12/2013 13:44

I don't think it is a US site, it's a UK student site.

It showed up a while ago on here because it is absolutely full of people using sexist hate-speak and promoting rape myths.

Depressing. This is the next generation of educated citizens.

Biscuit
NiceTabard · 29/12/2013 13:48

It's a UK one? Good grief. I thought it was some kind of right wing religious US thing.

Rummikub · 29/12/2013 13:52

Yep uk student site. One I usually suggest students researching uni choices or looking for interview tips check out.

I am rather shocked.

AskBasil · 29/12/2013 14:04

I've got a feeling the MRA movement are active on there.

Either that or young men are far more sexist than they were when I was young.

God help the next generation of women if that's the calibre of men they're going to have to live and work with.

Rummikub · 29/12/2013 14:06

The education bits are useful though.

grimbletart · 29/12/2013 16:23

'Tis a site for dinosaurs. Made me laugh. Any man that tried to dominate me had his arse kicked to the kerb pretty damn quick.

KerryKatonasKhakis · 29/12/2013 16:27

That makes horrible reading.

I couldn't read it all, but am I right in thinking that the OP was written a bit of a pisstake but lots of men (and women Sad)come along to agree with it?

I've often heard/read people (who I previously thought weren't arseholes) coming out with sexist/racist/homophobic/disablist shite after (what they see as) the slightest encouragement.

BuffytheElfSquisher · 29/12/2013 16:54

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NiceTabard · 29/12/2013 17:08

grimbletart it's for young people though, it's got sections on GCSEs and stuff. So kids will be reading all of that stuff. (And writing it, by the looks of things).

NiceTabard · 29/12/2013 17:10

One of the people in full agreement purports to be a 17yo girl for crying out loud.

I can't imagine anyone I knew at 17 genuinely believing that all women want to be dominated and thus must play a subordinate role in society!

grimbletart · 29/12/2013 18:31

Even young people (including girls) can be dinosaurs. It's a mental attitude and has little to do with physical age. I am a genuine dinosaur, being a pensioner and all that, but I've never bought into that crap.

I shall probably get jumped on for 'victim blaming' but perhaps it is time we did a little bit more blaming and and a little more tough love and taught our daughters to stand up for themselves and show a little less respect to males and a little bit more for themselves.

AskBasil · 29/12/2013 18:37

Nothing wrong with doing that grimble, as long as at the same time we require our sons to show a bit more respect to women and bring them up to not be the sort of nobbers on that thread.

NiceTabard · 29/12/2013 18:40

I meant it's not a site for dinosaurs, like something like (I'm guessing) the DM comments or telegraph comments. It's a site for schoolchildren and students which is why it's a bit of a shock to read that stuff on there.

NiceTabard · 29/12/2013 18:41

I mean I don't think a site aimed at pre GCSE age children should have such misogynistic content or the sexually explicit stuff that I saw (had a v quick browse).

I know kids will find this content anyway but I would have thought a site specifically aimed at that demographic would be a bit more moderated.

AskBasil · 29/12/2013 18:48

I think it might be aimed at UK students and sort of assumed it's over 18's, but now you come to think of it, maybe you're right, it may be younger students too.

It's disgraceful that that thread is even allowed to stand. Hatespeak against women just isn't recognised as a problem, awareness of sexism seems so low.

NiceTabard · 29/12/2013 18:59

It has a section about studying for GCSEs right at the top, the blurb says it is for GCSE, A Level and university students and the minimum age is 12.

NiceTabard · 29/12/2013 19:01

I think if you're marketing an educational site at young people you should be allowing content like that?

I suppose there's no law against it though Confused Or is there.No idea.

NiceTabard · 29/12/2013 19:01

Shouldn't!

grimbletart · 29/12/2013 19:06

I agree totally Basil with what you say about sons and teaching them not to be nobbers. Teaching girls not to be doormats and boys not to be nobbers is indeed not mutually exclusive.

AskBasil · 29/12/2013 21:15

No, no law against hatespeak against women.

It's absolutely legal.

NiceTabard · 29/12/2013 22:13

The site has an equality policy though.

I would just have thought that a site which is aimed at age 12 up, and branded as an educational site, would be a bit more strong on moderating extreme sexism & more sexually explicit content. Just seems a bit odd to me.

NiceTabard · 29/12/2013 22:15

Maybe am naive.

Honestly thought that while facebook, MN, and pretty much loads of other stuff was accessible to youngsters and full of content that you wouldn't necessarily want them reading, sites specifically aimed at schoolchildren would be a bit more controlled.

Food for thought.

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