Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

There is a grain of truth in what you say but if you look behind the individual acts I think it does show sexism.

The idea that a woman would 'show her tits' in public or private to a strange man when asked in public smacks me as sexist. Who ever created the score sheet where one of the goals was to 'get a woman to show her tits' shows an objectification of woman as purely sexual objects. This disadvantages 50% of the population based on their mammary glands.

It is a fact that men and woman flirt, it's one of the most exciting things that can happen, when two people click its quite frankly amazing.

This needs to be separated from pure objectification of anyone. If it were woman asking to see men's gonads many many men would feel deeply uncomfortable surrounded by woman with an expectation of a show and an implicit questioning/judging of the quality of their sack.



Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: