Tom Jacobs has a nice article about confronting sexist language. Please feel free to link - Janice
Excerpt:
'A woman who bristles when a male friend or colleague uses sexist language has to make a quick decision: Call him on it, or not? Although she might be personally offended, she may be reluctant to speak up, anticipating his response will be dismissive or defensive.
Research just published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology suggests such fears may be overblown. It describes a carefully structured study in which college-age males are confronted over the use of sexist language — and respond with heightened sensitivity regarding gender issues.'
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Ed. note: I posted this so MANN folks could comment in the article about how important it is NOT to assume that only men may make "sexist" comments in the form of assuming the sex of a person based on their line of work, etc. Whenever we encounter these kinds of articles where is is assumed that men are the ones doing the sexist action in question, I feel that MRAs have to reply vigorously to it so the author can reconsider his or her point of view and perhaps learn a few things.
