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obamanut2012

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16. That is literally what gender inequality is

Mon Mar 14, 2022, 11:30 AM

Mar 2022

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"Gender inequality is discrimination on the basis of sex or gender causing one sex or gender to be routinely privileged or prioritized over another. Gender equality is a fundamental human right and that right is violated by gender based discrimination."

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Jane Campion says Serena and Venus Williams don't 'play against the guys like I have to' [View all] cinematicdiversions Mar 2022 OP

Straight-up garbage-ass comment. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #1

Really stupid and nasty wryter2000 Mar 2022 #2

Wow. I haven't seen her movie yet. halfulglas Mar 2022 #3

There's no gender inequality. Directing uses the brain... brush Mar 2022 #5

That is literally what gender inequality is obamanut2012 Mar 2022 #16

That sounds like sexism to me, not that the male brain... brush Mar 2022 #29

Who said the male brain is superior to the female brain? AZSkiffyGeek Mar 2022 #35

OK, you're coming in in the middle of a string of posts. brush Mar 2022 #38

No. I don't because no one said they were except you AZSkiffyGeek Mar 2022 #40

You're mssing the point again. In every post I pointed out... brush Mar 2022 #41

Yes, you are arguing against a point that nobody made AZSkiffyGeek Mar 2022 #42

Zing. brush Mar 2022 #44

Retract it for what? It had nothing to do with equality of the brain. halfulglas Mar 2022 #27

That's sexism. Nothing to do with a male brain... brush Mar 2022 #31

bUt tEh HaVe TeH SaMe BrAiNz!!!! AZSkiffyGeek Mar 2022 #45

No one has made that claim kcr Mar 2022 #64

Explain it to me then. I consider the female gender equal to the male... brush Mar 2022 #65

Kind of stupid. Directing uses the brain, not physical strength. brush Mar 2022 #4

She wasn't "going on about" it. It was a single joking comment in a full interview Bucky Mar 2022 #7

Please. Women directors are working at a sexism... brush Mar 2022 #10

That is literally what gender equality is! obamanut2012 Mar 2022 #17

Explain what all that means. All I said is that women's... brush Mar 2022 #20

Well that's a nice distortion of a headline. She was feeling like a champ... Bucky Mar 2022 #6

I'm a bit confused Hav Mar 2022 #8

"Serena and Venus, you are such marvels." Bucky Mar 2022 #15

She directly discounts their successes and achievements. It's shameful. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #11

I'm just applying Occam's razor to what I actually read in the article Bucky Mar 2022 #22

. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #24

"from what I know about white women" -- Seriously? Bucky Mar 2022 #33

. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #36

Please read the other article (linked above) Bucky Mar 2022 #37

I'm not sure why you think I'm "falling for" spin, when I'm looking at the footage with my own WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #39

"From What I Know About White Women...? RobinA Mar 2022 #62

Don't bother seeing her movie either. snowybirdie Mar 2022 #9

Exact it is a moving, wonderful film obamanut2012 Mar 2022 #18

I really liked it. Emotionally complex, cinematically gorgeous, nolabear Mar 2022 #26

That was not even a remotely ambiguous movie. Sympthsical Mar 2022 #46

I thought Phil was repeating abuse he had suffered from Bronco Henry. nolabear Mar 2022 #48

I thought we were watching attempted grooming in the end Sympthsical Mar 2022 #51

Now I wonder if you're thinking the same thing I was nolabear Mar 2022 #52

I thought it was a straight up admission Sympthsical Mar 2022 #53

Yep. But the book doesn't point that way. nolabear Mar 2022 #54

Agree. jeffreyi Mar 2022 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author YorkRd Mar 2022 #12

I stopped watching about a third of the way in edhopper Mar 2022 #13

Stupid comment. BlackSkimmer Mar 2022 #14

The article even says she said it while laughing Bucky Mar 2022 #19

I see your point absolutely. BlackSkimmer Mar 2022 #25

Could be. Bucky Mar 2022 #28

Yes, I actually wasn't clear. I don't think of either of them as that type celebrity. BlackSkimmer Mar 2022 #32

So this is how hate starts. Cartoonist Mar 2022 #21

Or Jodie working really hard to create a divide between black and white women LizBeth Mar 2022 #23

Fuller context and Williams' reactions. nolabear Mar 2022 #30

THANK YOU for this!!! Bucky Mar 2022 #34

I agree. It's too easy to react without understanding enough. nolabear Mar 2022 #49

+1. exactly, thank you Bucky. We women have got to stop letting others LizBeth Mar 2022 #58

In fairness, didn't they have to play nice? ecstatic Mar 2022 #55

I have no idea. nolabear Mar 2022 #57

Yep. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #60

Talk about dismissing a black woman's voice. Right? LizBeth Mar 2022 #61

I dunno. My impression of the Williams sisters is not that they're shrinking violets. Bucky Mar 2022 #63

Tempest in a teapot. Serena Williams cheered the comment. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #43

+1 good to hear Serena's reaction. LizBeth Mar 2022 #59

Elliot's comments weren't even sexist Sympthsical Mar 2022 #47

I think this is looking too much into something JI7 Mar 2022 #50