Maya Forstater on Twitter: "Nah. I was the 'Gillian Anderson' friend in the scenario. Too intimidated by the gym instructor and the effort of not dropping a barbell on my head to call him out after Alice had brilliantly done it the week before (we live in the same town IRL ;))… https://t.co/ugw8oFJTJh"

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Alice Evans‏ @_alice_evans 20 Jan 2018

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This is obviously total ********pic.twitter.com/9zhxDeWmUs

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Alice Evans‏ @_alice_evans 20 Jan 2018

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My guess is that many people in the class privately disagreed with the instructor's sexism, but stayed quiet. What can you do? He's the instructor. And gyms can be intimidating. Easier to just go with the flow. Stay silent. Though quietly annoyed.

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Alice Evans‏ @_alice_evans 20 Jan 2018

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So what did I do? Oh hell, I SHOUTED BACK: "Err, I think you mean STRONGER people take X, LESS strong people take Y".pic.twitter.com/H360Nuvkdm

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Alice Evans‏ @_alice_evans 20 Jan 2018

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Mildly terrified, he quickly corrected himself. From then on, he said 'stronger' and 'less strong'. Quite emphatically. I was greatly encouraged by this. All we need to do is speak out, challenge inequalities, and we can create a more equal, less gendered world.pic.twitter.com/SJ6Jspc2LT

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Alice Evans‏ @_alice_evans 20 Jan 2018

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So, what do you think happened at the gym class this week? I wasn't there. What did the instructor say?

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Alice Evans‏ @_alice_evans 20 Jan 2018

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I asked a friend what happened. Apparently, he chose to say 'men and women'. He was aware of the more accurate, more responsible & more motivating labeling of stronger and less strong. But chose to revert to sexism.pic.twitter.com/U8k5QzhM7n

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Alice Evans‏ @_alice_evans 20 Jan 2018

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So yeah, the patriarchy won't crumble over night. But it will if we all resist, if we all SHOUT BACK, challenge inequalities, shame them, make it awkward + embarrassing, each + every time they have the audacity to shoehorn us into boxes, & diminish our powers. Are you with me?pic.twitter.com/JEgCs47ZbS

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Alice Evans‏ @_alice_evans 21 Jan 2018

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Alice Evans Retweeted Daniel Yeo

The Angry GIF is a little misleading. It was in the middle of a class, with blaring A quiet, timid voice wouldn't be heard. So I was loud, but grinning, with enthusiasm for my alternative phrasing! Not aggressive or nasty - I don't think...https://twitter.com/YukiNoSaru/status/954944943264534528 …

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Daniel Yeo @YukiNoSaru

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I am with you on calling out intentional and unintentional sexism. But I question the SHOUT back part. Intuitively feels to me that aggressive calling out more likely to trigger aggression or defiance or fear response rather than laying ground for lasting change.

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Alice Evans‏ @_alice_evans 21 Jan 2018

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But @MForstater was there & is a better judge of how I handled it. Another option would be to approach him privately after class Or express concerns in their suggestion box, or complain to bosses. We all have our own tactics I'm just trying to encourage a little disruption...

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Daniel Yeo‏ @YukiNoSaru 21 Jan 2018

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It's not for anyone to judge your handling (and I'm pretty sure you don't need validation from @MForstater - as lovely as she is!). Sounds like you did it with grace and a little mischief :). I envy that.

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Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater 21 Jan 2018

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Nah. I was the 'Gillian Anderson' friend in the scenario. Too intimidated by the gym instructor and the effort of not dropping a barbell on my head to call him out after Alice had brilliantly done it the week before (we live in the same town IRL ;))

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