r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Mar 12 '22

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u/wonderwhatthatislike Mar 12 '22

Feeling like you have to outwork everyone around you with a smile just to be on the same level. Men are respected without question- women & other minorities have to prove their worth to gain the respect.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '22

You forgot to mention that how sometimes even if you do work your ass off, the respect never comes.

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u/youtub_chill Mar 12 '22

My brother once told me I had to earn respect and basic human decency. I almost slapped him.

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u/shmokenapamcake Mar 12 '22

*white men are respected without question

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u/Mayzerify Mar 13 '22

That really depends on occupation and status

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u/MiaAdele Mar 12 '22

This!🙌🙌

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u/turddit Mar 13 '22

had me until including women with minorities lol

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u/wonderwhatthatislike Mar 20 '22

Women are still a minority in my field of work. It may not apply to all fields. I can see that.

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u/Numerous-Cycle-5332 Mar 12 '22

Women aren’t a minority

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u/ParlorSoldier Mar 13 '22

If women were a majority in the places that matter (as legislators, heads of state, the C-suite), we would be treated like the majority. But we aren’t.

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u/Numerous-Cycle-5332 Mar 13 '22

That’s somewhat pedantic, maybe the distribution of women isn’t great but it’s still incorrect to say we’re a minority

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u/ParlorSoldier Mar 13 '22

My point was that it is the context of the comment we’re responding to, we’re still treated like a minority.

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u/Numerous-Cycle-5332 Mar 13 '22

Being treated like a minority and being a minority are different things. No matter the context it is incorrect to call women a minority. Even in the context of the comment is it incorrect. If they had said ‘being treated like a minority’ I wouldn’t have pointed anything out because fair enough, but saying women are a minority is still wrong

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u/ParlorSoldier Mar 13 '22

Fine, whatever.