@PhilosophyExp Do you really think he was using 'little' in the literal sense? It seems obvious he's using it to refer to smallness of mind.
"Little man.." as an insult? P Z Myers perpetuates sexist trope that small = bad, and virtuous men are big & strong. http://bit.ly/13oJ61N
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@charlsgeorgeson Doesn't matter. Splash damage, you see. "Little man" functions at the level of connotation to reinforce sexist stereotype. -
@PhilosophyExp I disagree entirely, I think you're really scraping the bottom of the barrel with that one. -
@charlsgeorgeson You don't think "little man" is a sexist trope... I'd say you're wrong, then. -
@PhilosophyExp ...the skeptic movement, I don't think Myers saying 'little man' is a particularly strong example. -
@charlsgeorgeson There's a misunderstanding here. I'm flagging up double standards, etc... -
@PhilosophyExp It's a very poor attempt at a 'gottcha, you're a sexist towards men', but it didn't work at all. -
@charlsgeorgeson No, no! It's not sexist towards men...! Even in the SJW version. It's sexist towards women! - 2 more replies
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@PhilosophyExp Unconvincing, given PZ's diminutive size. Like saying black person promotes racial stereotype if they mention "the dark side"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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