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Originally Posted by BB6
Yes.
Exactly.
A woman does it, and it's seen as harmless cougar flirting.
If a man dares to do it, it's seen as dare I say it, creepy pedophilia, or something along the lines of that.
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But again, that's an example of benevolent sexism because it's insinuating that women are too 'weak' (albeit not so overtly) to be able to be threatening to a male. Very frustrating as benevolent sexism is one of the hardest forms of sexism to tackle as it's articulated in the form of praise, hence making it that much more important to discuss.