When you see sexism called out and you think of how to defend yourself, not how others may be affected by sexism, then it shows. The Q is not whether or not you are sexist. Hopefully you’re not. But there is no need or benefit of you demanding the space to tell the world.
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Sexism is pervasive, its in our culture, language, socialisation. Its all around. When you can’t see it, it means the world ‘fits’ you. This can happen on some dimensions, even if you do see and experience sexism on other dimensions. That is privilege.
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If you want to take of blinders, here some tips: Enter a toys store; chat with parents about how they feel about gender-nonconforming kids; listen to the jokes that are made when no women are around, or ...
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when only one woman is around (& notice her awkward smile at inappropriate comments), etc. Then try to imagine walking in the world in other peoples shoes. How it is to be them in a world culturally designed to keep you small, not too powerful.
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Appending some relevant other tweets and threads here:https://twitter.com/irisvanrooij/status/981609392075395074?s=21 …
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@Abebab I especially liked this one:https://twitter.com/dingemansemark/status/981478860758937602?s=21 …Iris van Rooij added,
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Oh, and ofc last but not least, the tweets from
@BecomingDataSci that also inspired parts of this thread:https://twitter.com/becomingdatasci/status/981404525746704387?s=21 …Iris van Rooij added,
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Thank you for all this. 
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Absolutely, thanks a lot!
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