Sexism becomes apparent, after an email handle swap

webecedarian · 27 Dec 2017, 07:02 AM

Interesting - just heard about this on NPR - Nicole Hallberg and Martin Schneider tried swapping.

http://www.philly.com/philly/living/...-20171016.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/10/mana...r-2-weeks.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/bu...-a7622201.html
(And, interestingly, this article is written totally from the man's point of view.)

mister · 28 Dec 2017, 05:17 AM

What is it called when someone(M or F) doesn't want to sit beside a grubby looking older man on a bus (me) but prefers to sit beside a young attractive woman?

Bamb0 · 28 Dec 2017, 08:24 PM

Choice i guess....... You would rather site next to her

27 Dec 2017, 07:02 AM	#1
webecedarian Essential Contributor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 479	Sexism becomes apparent, after an email handle swap Interesting - just heard about this on NPR - Nicole Hallberg and Martin Schneider tried swapping. http://www.philly.com/philly/living/...-20171016.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/10/mana...r-2-weeks.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/bu...-a7622201.html (And, interestingly, this article is written totally from the man's point of view.)

28 Dec 2017, 05:17 AM	#2
mister Essential Contributor Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 386	What is it called when someone(M or F) doesn't want to sit beside a grubby looking older man on a bus (me) but prefers to sit beside a young attractive woman?

28 Dec 2017, 08:24 PM	#3
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,864	Choice i guess....... You would rather site next to her