Originally Posted by Mellowicious
Sorry. The fact that the article was written by a woman does NOT mean it is not demeaning to women.

And what I said was the article did not intend to demean women

Originally Posted by Mellowicious
When you say "women are dumb" -- that's demeaning.
One might say that it is dumb to expect politicians not to lie.... you have separately said almost as much. To say so is not demeaning, it is an opinion. The author of this article did not say that all women are dumb all the time. I think she was saying that some behaviours are dumb.

Originally Posted by Mellowicious
Again, I'm not saying the article should be censored. I'm saying is it really worth publishing in a national newspaper?
I may agree with you. It is our opinion. And frankly, I would probably say the same about many other articles that are also published.


Originally Posted by Mellowicious
As far as starting a conversation, there are much better ways to do it than saying "women are dumb."
Perhaps, but in the end, publication of the article has in fact started quite an extensive conversation here and elsewhere.


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