SAK_ID #320112H00000000AO
2/25/010 11:06 AM
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Our computers must show different things for dictionary.com
Maybe your chemistry teacher was in an argument because his use of the word sexist was confusing people. Most of the synonyms on thesaurus.com are pretty negative words: bigot, misogynist, chauvinist, prejudiced. If he thought he was saying 'splitting the labs is discriminating by how gender learn', and everyone else thought he was saying 'splitting the labs was being misogynistic', then he might end up in an argument.
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SAK_ID #320122H000000TAOD
2/25/010 11:04 AM
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Thanks for the memory nto.
Celebration of Sandy's birthday on Sunday around 6pm at Buffalo Wild Wings. Don't ask me why she chose that restaurant.
And Sandy starts regular 5th grade today...just one class, but it is a start!
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SAK_ID #320132H000000ESSO
2/25/010 10:55 AM
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Sara Schroth had a little baby girl. Aawww! so cute.
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SAK_ID #320142H0000000NTO
2/25/010 10:29 AM
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The first (dictionary.com) doesn't define it that way. The second (wordNet) does, but only as the noun, not the adjective, which is not how it was used.
Dictionary.com states:
sexist - pertaining to, involving, or fostering sexism: a sexist remark; sexist advertising.
sexism - attitudes or behavior based on traditional stereotypes of sexual roles
The last (wikitionary) doesn't support your claim. There are two independent statements there, the second of which negates your claim of incorrectness:
sexist - someone who practises sexism
yet one of the definitions it provides for sexism is:
sexism - Promotion or expectation or assumption of people to behave in accordance with or deviate from a gender role.
I distinctly recall my chemistry teacher in high school vehemently arguing it was sexist to divide lab groups into all girls or all boys. I don't agree with your assessment of the word usage, especially based on the sampling of dictionaries.
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SAK_ID #320152H00000000AO
2/25/010 8:25 AM
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The first defines sexist as male chauvinist, and on the model of racist. The second two support my claim because the individual has to discriminate, which I take to mean 'unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice'. Perhaps the main conclusion here is that the use of the word 'sexist' is confusing. But given the negative attitude laced with the word 'sexist', I doubt very many people define the word using the benign definition of simple stereotyping.
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SAK_ID #320162HMORE FEBRUARY ENTHUSIASM
2/25/010 0:58 AM
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photo #49 wins
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SAK_ID #320172H0000000NTO
2/25/010 0:58 AM
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The first and last both rely on definitions of sexism that don't necessarily include prejudice. That doesn't support your claim. They allow for your definition, but they also allow for the "stereotyping" definition, which you claimed was incorrect.
The middle defines "sexist" as "male chauvinist", which is absurdly narrow, but if you consider that in agreement, that would give you WordNet and MSN Encarta. Beyond those two, I can not find a source that supports your claim.
As for the AHA, I doubt any of their employees put those titles into the web page. It is quite possible a sexist person put the titles in, and the titles remain there due to ignorance.
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SAK_ID #320182H00000000AO
2/24/010 8:42 PM
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Yeah, the second two support my claim. And the first definition goes on to explain the origin of the word to be on the model of racist. Related word: male chauvinist. But back to my initial point, I can't honestly believe that anyone at the AHA would think that no women should be a Dr. Their website error only signals their belief that there aren't a lot of female Dr.s. Kudos to you, Taod, for proving them wrong.
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SAK_ID #320192H0000000NTO
2/24/010 5:20 PM
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I'm going to have to ask what dictionary you're relying on at this point. Most I search redirect the page to sexism (google web definitions, wikipedia, merriam-webster).
dictionary.com:
- pertaining to, involving, or fostering sexism
princeton's WordNet:
- discriminatory on the basis of sex
wiktionary.org:
- A person who discriminates on grounds of sex; someone who practises sexism
Only MSN Encarta seems to share your definition.
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SAK_ID #320202H00000000AO
2/24/010 4:45 PM
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Touche. But she used the word sexist, which only incorporates the first definition of sexism.
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SAK_ID #320212H0000000NTO
2/24/010 4:43 PM
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Sexism has more than one definition, one of which doesn't imply superiority.
1 : prejudice or discrimination based on sex; especially : discrimination against women
2 : behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex
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SAK_ID #320222H00000000AO
2/24/010 3:55 PM
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Sexist would imply that being a Dr. somehow makes you superior. The word you are looking for is stereotypical. No?
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SAK_ID #320232H000000TAOD
2/24/010 1:51 PM
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That's a little sexist....AHA Jump Rope website choices for titles includes Dr. & Mrs., but not Dr. & Mr.
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SAK_ID #320242H000000ESSO
2/24/010 7:31 AM
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RBO, sorry I missed your phone call. We can talk tonight
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SAK_ID #320252HWEEK OLD PICTURES
2/23/010 10:43 PM
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image: "http://lh4.ggpht.com/_x9HrPiq4zS8/S3zF2jsNxRI/AAAAAAAABso/T2VY1EksyEo/s400/IMG_1120.JPG" /
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SAK_ID #320262H000000000V
2/23/010 4:39 PM
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I think that you have 2 dishwashers that you named Frank and Sandy...
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SAK_ID #320272H000000TAOD
2/23/010 1:55 PM
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And there goes the dishwasher too....
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SAK_ID #320282H00000000AO
2/23/010 9:19 AM
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(Two months later, I do wonder how participants have fared with the Healthy Ohler Challenge.)[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-we-return-to-bad-habits]
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SAK_ID #320292H0000LAUREN
2/21/010 5:36 PM
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that is so awesome u r so lucky
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SAK_ID #320302H000000TAOD
2/21/010 1:13 PM
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LTYSAO - Tracy: 16 hours, though this is really going to suck when Nathaniel leaves in March.
Lauren, I was snowboarding...I even went down the south bowl.
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