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Originally Posted by Cowboy89
Okay, now that we have confirmed that any quantitative analysis based on where Calgary lies in the spectrum basically comes right out of thin air, Could this be another example of confirmational bias? Seems to me that if you're seeking out sexism, racism, et al you can find it pretty much anywhere you look whether that be Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver or Calgary.
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but I never said I had any statistical proof that Calgary is worse off than those cities in that regard. My experience is entirely anecdotal, I thought that was obvious starting with my first post, because I keeep emphasizing that I'm speaking from a position of associating with a lot of feminists. Based on what I hear from people who have lived in other cities, and from the time I have spent in those other cities, the attitudes toward women are different in the way I described. I wouldn't submit this to a sociology journal, it's just anecdotal discussion on an internet board.
You can find forms of discrimination anywhere, yes. It's a matter of degree, as far as I'm concerned, not whether or not it exists. The only area of this sort of attitude where I think Calgary is worse off than other major cities in Canada that I've spent time in is the attitude toward women.