The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #50459   Message #765924
Posted By: MMario
15-Aug-02 - 12:40 PM
Thread Name: BS: Just Kidding?
Subject: RE: BS: Just Kidding?
Ebbie - no , not really a bad day - just a trigger point -

over the years I have worked in several situations where women are the majority of the work force. In all cases the men were constantly reminded not to use terms which could be considered sexual harrasement, or offensive to women - yet the women were free to male-bash to their heart's content - and many of them use "men" as a pejorative, without censor.

Likewise - from this experience and having grown up with five sisters, I know that women will discuss things publicly in a detail and depth I have never heard in a male locker room, let alone from a male in public. but it's still the men who have the reputation of being sexist. (okay - I will admit it, in general we are. I would just like it admitted that there does exist a double standard.)