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   jojo to marg   
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   28 Jan 26 16:26:52   
   
   From: f00@0f0.00f   
      
   marg wrote:   
   > On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:13:47 +0000, jojo wrote:   
   >   
   >> marg wrote:   
   >>> On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 04:53:12 +0000, Doc Hammerslack wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> At Mon, 26 Jan 2026 01:22:06 +0000, marg  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:50:16 +0000, yoylelandGuy wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> On 23/01/2026 14:48, jojo wrote:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> is it sexist though? why do you think so?   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Take a quick read; it literally implies that women have difficulties   
   >>>>>> acting in the same way as men because they had an implied to be bad   
   >>>>>> brain (implied by the poster anyways). Can't speak for who you were   
   >>>>>> asking there but might as well give my response on the matter.   
   >>>>>> Anyways,   
   >>>>>> I'm out.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Yes, it is sexist as it presupposes that men are the standard to   
   >>>>> which women should be judged.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Jojo should contemplate why all the pilots in _Starship Troopers_ were   
   >>>> female.  (It's the same in the book.)   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Different skill sets doesn't imply inferiority.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >> they were not talking about inferior superior, but more group dynamics.   
   >> like... what happens when a lot of women get together and run things....   
   >> i know how it sounds.....   
   >   
   > And how do they differ?   
   >   
   >> if i get a woman boss, i will report on the experience. well either way,   
   >> man or woman, if they are unfair i will call it.   
   >   
   > I've had both women bosses and men bosses in my work experience.  No   
   > difference by sex; some good, some bad.   
   >   
      
   well they said that in organizations that become majority female,   
   decision making is severely impacted as consensus building   
   becomes the priority. they also metioned an infantalizing culture   
   taking root.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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