On 12/5/06, Gregory Maxwell gmaxwell@gmail.com wrote:
On 12/5/06, niht-hræfn nihthraefn@gmail.com wrote:
On Dec 5, 2006, at 11:55, Bryan Derksen wrote:
What, are you saying I'm fat??
Despite the fact that you're joking, and despite the fact that I'm not personally offended, that is a sexist remark. I find it especially inappropriate to make jokes at women's expense in a thread protesting the idea that women are treated in any way badly on this list.
I didn't get his joke, so I can't say that you're wrong... but I totally don't get the exchange here. What the #$@# does being obese have to do with being female?
Hopefully this will help explain: http://www.mopie.com/0309/15.html
It also has to do with the stereotype of the hypersensitive hysterical body-image obsessed female:
http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showtopic=3145970&st=2...