964
How often had I overlooked women's contributions ? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/memes@lemmy.ml
226 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

One of the comments reads : Actually, we will probably never figure out, was it man or woman. but I thought this comment of the professor was an interesting eye opener. https://mastodonapp.uk/@MarkHoltom/112070436760917344

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 42 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I keep track of my girlfriend's ovulation because she can't be bothered to do it. I don't want her to get pregnant either. Just pointing that out.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I hear you but it's far more likely for a woman to track her own period than for a nearby man to track it. You're the reason this professor felt the need to give this example. Because men assume all progress and intellectual pursuits were obviously sought by men. You guys think it's the automatic default, and even the suggestion that a woman might have accomplished something is met with, "hey! It could have been a man!"

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    There's some faulty reasoning here.
    Parent comment challenges the assumption that the marks were made by a female, and you say "you're the reason the professor felt the need to give this example", although the example was given in order to challenge assumptions of gender.
    OP is actually learning from the example if anything, since they are challenging gender assumptions.
    On top of that, your use of "you guys", and your generalisations about men are evidence of the exact type of biased thinking this example is trying to challenge.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent