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Lemmy has a sexism problem (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago by to c/feminism@lemmy.world
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I couldn't believe my eyes seeing this advice to teach young boys to hit girls so as to restore the boys' self esteem and pride.

This is the kind of toxic belief that shouldn't be allowed to proliferate here and yet is embraced with open arms by other users.

That boys can only regain their pride and self esteem by hitting girls leads directly to more violence against women and girls.

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[–] 2 points 6 days ago (3 children)

You seem to be doging the point of the question. That's how you stop them hitting unprovoked, or bullying etc. What if it's the other way around? They are the victim of it, not the instigator.

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  • [–] -1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

    What if it’s the other way around? They are the victim of it, not the instigator.

    I certainly won't teach them to create a new victim out of some self-righteous sense of retributive justice.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    Neither would I. That's obviously stupid.

    However, you still didn't answer the core question. What would you teach them?

    I'm beginning to suspect you don't actually have a good answer. You just wanted something to be outraged at.

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