Do you ignore them, act like it's a joke, let them know you don't like what they've said, or do you do something else when someone makes sexist remarks to you or around you?
2007-07-09 09:40:48 · 13 answers · asked by edith clarke 7 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
Always a joy to be around that, huh? Depending on the comment and situation, I love to have a quick and penatrating comeback. The funnier, the better. If I cannot think of anything at the time, my natural reaction is to look at them as if they were the biggest idiot in the room and go back to what I was doing.
They are always looking for a rise to get out of you and I find it is best to never give it. Aloof responses work best for me.
Great question!
2007-07-09 10:09:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Heh. I definitely don't act like it's a joke, though most people get exceedingly uncomfortable when you don't brush off something offensive with a laugh. Brushing it off with a laugh is, in my opinion, complicit agreement, a behavior I've come to thoroughly despise.
I almost always call him/her out (unless it is a student) and say, "Gee, that's kind of a sexist and stereotypical thing to say, don't you think?" If the person is ranting and raving over something sexist, I generally leave and hope I do not have to see the person ever again (I've never encountered anyone like this that I work or study with regularly). If the person didn't know the comment was possibly sexist, as is often the case with my students, I'll usually play devil's advocate and say, "But are you sure that's right? What about this and this, and what if this?" People generally just need to have a situation turned back on themselves or need to examine the situation from more and different angles before they'll come to their own conclusion that, yes, it is indeed sexist.
2007-07-09 09:53:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
I would not let it go as a joke as it is like accepting it... I would either ignore it if I have no time for discussion or I would tell them what I think about it...
have a great day...
2007-07-09 09:59:04 · answer #3 · answered by nnnn 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
People say a lot of things I don't like, but I always consider the source. I don't believe in censoring other people, so they can say what they want. However, someone who knows me and is close to me knows better than to speak that way--that includes comments like, "all men are idiots," or "all men are pigs" and so on. I don't think it's right to do it to women, and I don't think it's right to do it to men. Sexism goes two ways, and we all have a voice. Speak out if that's what you feel you need to do, but speaking out to individuals rarely does anything. If you want to make a difference, speak out on issues that go beyond the individual: that's where change is made.
2007-07-09 09:48:27 · answer #4 · answered by teeleecee 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Easy - I just say "I don't get it" and smile, waiting for an explanation. Or, if it's more appropriate, "Why do you say that?" Of course, sometimes an outright laugh is appropriate, too.
2007-07-09 14:53:16 · answer #5 · answered by Junie 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I pay them no mind whatsoever. I can change another's stupidity and I certainly don't have to get on their level. And I won't give them the power to anger me. Good luck. 2D
2007-07-09 09:44:32 · answer #6 · answered by 2D 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
I could care less, my skin is thicker than to be upset by what people say to me.
2007-07-09 09:50:53 · answer #7 · answered by Steph 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hmm, treat them as you would treat a disgusting animal. They are not qualified to be categorised as a 'human'.
2007-07-09 09:45:16 · answer #8 · answered by HAZ87 4 · 6⤊ 2⤋
one should always pardon people of ignorance!
2007-07-11 17:20:33 · answer #9 · answered by sristi 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If I know them, I tell them off. If not, I just give them a death glare.
2007-07-09 09:44:30 · answer #10 · answered by Rio Madeira 7 · 10⤊ 1⤋