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In reply to the discussion: DU should be collectively ashamed that people here deny that objectification of women is a problem. [View all]The empressof all
(29,098 posts)Even those who pride themselves on their open mindedness are often blind to it.
As a middle age woman who was told as a child that my only choice in life was to be a mother or a "spinster" teacher, nurse or librarian I more often see the dramatic difference in the life my daughter lives than my own at her age. We were watching tv the other day and she pointed out the sexism in a commercial I hadn't noticed before....She was correct and I had been blind to it. It just didn't register.
So while it is frustrating to get blow back when these kinds of unjust behaviors or messages are brought to light, I am hopeful that eventually that light will click on for them as well. But I do confess it's hard to not want to hit them on the head with an extremely large wet noodle....