"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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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@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.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @charlsgeorgeson
@charlsgeorgeson Doesn't matter. Splash damage, you see. "Little man" functions at the level of connotation to reinforce sexist stereotype.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp I disagree entirely, I think you're really scraping the bottom of the barrel with that one.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @charlsgeorgeson
@charlsgeorgeson You don't think "little man" is a sexist trope... I'd say you're wrong, then.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp ...the skeptic movement, I don't think Myers saying 'little man' is a particularly strong example.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @charlsgeorgeson
@charlsgeorgeson There's a misunderstanding here. I'm flagging up double standards, etc...3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp You're misunderstanding my point.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @charlsgeorgeson
@charlsgeorgeson "closed mind", therefore, no problem.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp women are disadvantaged in society, and just think about the statements themselves, I'm not really sure why this would be...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@charlsgeorgeson No, no, no, no. :)
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