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Originally Posted by MarchHare
The overwhelming majority of the top sprinters and marathon runners in the world are black. By your logic, it would be totally acceptable to insult an athlete by saying, "Haha, he runs like a white guy!" You wouldn't have a problem with that insult or think that it was racist because it's just playing on the fact that black people tend to run faster than white people, right?
No, of course you would think that comment is racist because it absolutely is, just like calling the Sedins "sisters" is totally sexist. By all means mock them, but be more creative with your trash talk than using lame gendered insults.
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Not really the same though. Black and white men compete against each other already in every sport out there, and have since there was actual racism that prevented it. Men and women do not compete against each other in any sport I'm aware of. Why do you suppose that is? Is it sexism to segregate men and women from each other in regards to competing in sports or is there perhaps a different reason?
Not to say the Sedin sister jokes aren't sexist and offensive to some but really, are we going to pretend that women can play sports to the same level men can and to claim otherwise is sexist? Not to say you personally are claiming that but I do know that some hold that opinion. I wouldn't make a Sedin sister joke because they're not funny and some find them offensive but I can't go along with line of thinking that flies in the face of reality. Men in general are bigger, stronger and faster than women... ie) generally more suited to playing competitive sports. Is this not a true statement? You can't make that statement to nearly the same degree (not even close) when comparing people of different races. That's why your example doesn't work in a sexism debate.