I know you intend this to be a harmless joke. But I find it problematic. It implies that women will not risks or be adventurous. This has huge implications on our careers because we are not encouraged to take on risky endeavors like starting companies or pushing for new ideas.
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It implies some men are stupid rather. I borrowed the joke from a woman tweet.
It is called benevolent sexism. This kind of sexist jokes are not funny to me or to other women. I find comments against me further prove the point I am making. have muted every one of you. You are noise to me.http://psychology.iresearchnet.com/social-psychology/prejudice/benevolent-sexism/ …
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I reposted without comment.
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I know you didn't intend any sexism and this is a common joke. But that's the problem that sexism is so pervasive and we don't realize it. I wanted to use this opportunity to talk about gender roles and expectations. Thank you for understanding it and for being an ally
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