Benevolent Sexism
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Benevolent Sexism
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/ ... 100311.php
Benevolent sexism' is not an oxymoron and has insidious consequences for women
Los Angeles, CA (OCTOBER 3, 2011) —Recent debate about whether acts of "benevolent sexism" harm women are addressed in a new commentary published in Psychology of Women Quarterly (published by SAGE on behalf of the Society for the Psychology of Women, Division 35 of the American Psychological Association).
"The truth about sexism seems stranger than fiction," wrote authors Peter Glick and Susan T. Fiske, about their investigations into the nature of sexism. Sexist attitudes are not exclusively hostile, but include an "odd…conjunction of what at first seemed inherently incompatible: subjective affection as a form of prejudice," which they labeled "benevolent sexism."
Glick and Fiske have shown the negative consequences of attitudes that idealize women as pure, moral, pedestal-worthy objects of men's adoration, protection, and provision. People who endorse benevolent sexism feel positively toward women, but only when women conform to highly traditional ideals about "how women should be."
Benevolent sexism motivates chivalrous acts that many women may welcome, such as a man's offer to lift heavy boxes or install the new computer. While the path to benevolent sexism may be paved with good intentions, it reinforces the assumption that men possess greater competence than women, whom benevolent sexists view as wonderful, but weak and fragile.
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Benevolent sexism' is not an oxymoron and has insidious consequences for women
Los Angeles, CA (OCTOBER 3, 2011) —Recent debate about whether acts of "benevolent sexism" harm women are addressed in a new commentary published in Psychology of Women Quarterly (published by SAGE on behalf of the Society for the Psychology of Women, Division 35 of the American Psychological Association).
"The truth about sexism seems stranger than fiction," wrote authors Peter Glick and Susan T. Fiske, about their investigations into the nature of sexism. Sexist attitudes are not exclusively hostile, but include an "odd…conjunction of what at first seemed inherently incompatible: subjective affection as a form of prejudice," which they labeled "benevolent sexism."
Glick and Fiske have shown the negative consequences of attitudes that idealize women as pure, moral, pedestal-worthy objects of men's adoration, protection, and provision. People who endorse benevolent sexism feel positively toward women, but only when women conform to highly traditional ideals about "how women should be."
Benevolent sexism motivates chivalrous acts that many women may welcome, such as a man's offer to lift heavy boxes or install the new computer. While the path to benevolent sexism may be paved with good intentions, it reinforces the assumption that men possess greater competence than women, whom benevolent sexists view as wonderful, but weak and fragile.
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Crumple wrote:"The truth about science seems stranger than fiction,

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You are only meant to watch the first 30s....PordFrefect wrote:Crumple wrote:"The truth about science seems stranger than fiction,Sorry no time to watch 10 min video

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Sexism is sexism...benevolent sexism is even less palatable as it reeks of hypocrisy. (in my opinion) This is the kind of sexism my father engaged in with my mother.
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Interesting.maiforpeace wrote:Sexism is sexism...benevolent sexism is even less palatable as it reeks of hypocrisy. (in my opinion) This is the kind of sexism my father engaged in with my mother.

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Next thing they will be in the pub unescorted ordering Pints ! of Beer, the dear little things .




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Perhaps I'm missing something, the protection and provision part could be replaced with 'support' and I think it'd be a good state of affairs.Crumple wrote: attitudes that idealize women as pure, moral, pedestal-worthy objects of men's adoration, protection, and provision.
This is sociology run amok - completely stupid.
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So, we can be goddesses...just as long as we aren't whores?Crumple wrote:Glick and Fiske have shown the negative consequences of attitudes that idealize women as pure, moral, pedestal-worthy objects of men's adoration, protection, and provision. People who endorse benevolent sexism feel positively toward women, but only when women conform to highly traditional ideals about "how women should be."
Stale news!

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My brain threatened to reboot itself halfway through this paragraph.Crumple wrote: ...
Glick and Fiske have shown the negative consequences of attitudes that idealize women as pure, moral, pedestal-worthy objects of men's adoration, protection, and provision. People who endorse benevolent sexism feel positively toward women, but only when women conform to highly traditional ideals about "how women should be."

So instead of holding the door open for whoever is right behind me, I'll make sure not do to it if they're female ... gotcha.Crumple wrote: ...
Benevolent sexism motivates chivalrous acts that many women may welcome, such as a man's offer to lift heavy boxes or install the new computer. While the path to benevolent sexism may be paved with good intentions, it reinforces the assumption that men possess greater competence than women, whom benevolent sexists view as wonderful, but weak and fragile.


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WTF? no, no, no! it's all the contrary.Callan wrote:So, we can be goddesses...just as long as we aren't whores?Crumple wrote:Glick and Fiske have shown the negative consequences of attitudes that idealize women as pure, moral, pedestal-worthy objects of men's adoration, protection, and provision. People who endorse benevolent sexism feel positively toward women, but only when women conform to highly traditional ideals about "how women should be."
Stale news!
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Amusing that. Who would have thought women don't want to be devalued by brutality, legislation or patronising attitudes? They want to be treated as human beings. Which is fair enough, I don't see why they should be immune from being generally considered a bunch of cunts as a subset of a larger bunch of cunts.
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Right on.klr wrote:My brain threatened to reboot itself halfway through this paragraph.Crumple wrote: ...
Glick and Fiske have shown the negative consequences of attitudes that idealize women as pure, moral, pedestal-worthy objects of men's adoration, protection, and provision. People who endorse benevolent sexism feel positively toward women, but only when women conform to highly traditional ideals about "how women should be."![]()
So instead of holding the door open for whoever is right behind me, I'll make sure not do to it if they're female ... gotcha.Crumple wrote: ...
Benevolent sexism motivates chivalrous acts that many women may welcome, such as a man's offer to lift heavy boxes or install the new computer. While the path to benevolent sexism may be paved with good intentions, it reinforces the assumption that men possess greater competence than women, whom benevolent sexists view as wonderful, but weak and fragile.![]()

It seems some people don't get the monumental stupidity of this story, or I'm not the only one getting it wrong.

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This may be a result of GPS, where women no longer require men to read maps etc? behind closed door their probably thinking about getting rid of us all. 

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Human, only human. 

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