PugJesus@kbin.social to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat self-professed 'centrists' sound likemedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square421fedilinkarrow-up1975arrow-down1129
arrow-up1846arrow-down1imageWhat self-professed 'centrists' sound likemedia.kbin.socialPugJesus@kbin.social to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square421fedilink
minus-squareTheDoctorDonna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·1 year agoSweetie isn’t gendered though? Anyone can be called sweetie. It’s like saying “bless” when someone is being a bit of a dumbass.
minus-squareTheDoctorDonna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI will concede that it is patronizing language, because I was trying to be patronizing, but it isn’t sexist because some American hoity toities said it is, sorry.
minus-squareTheDoctorDonna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt didn’t say sexist, it said patronizing and trivialized women, but if a term is used towards all sexes equally, then it isn’t sexist.
Sweetie isn’t gendered though? Anyone can be called sweetie. It’s like saying “bless” when someone is being a bit of a dumbass.
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I will concede that it is patronizing language, because I was trying to be patronizing, but it isn’t sexist because some American hoity toities said it is, sorry.
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It didn’t say sexist, it said patronizing and trivialized women, but if a term is used towards all sexes equally, then it isn’t sexist.