I think it would be a good idea for me to make a clarification of my previous statements here. I have never used the term "gender jokes" in this thread. I have been using the term "gender bashing".

Under what circumstances is gender bashing not cutting someone down? I don't thing it's a matter of fragility. I just see (even here in this thread) how quickly this kind of thing can escalate until there are a lot of bad feelings on both sides. What's the point of that?

Carol