[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

If a random woman says "all men are stupid arrogant pigs" then she is being casually sexist.

If a recruiter is hiring for a company with a mandate that says they will automatically reject any male candidate, or if a government introduces a law that applies only to men, then that is institutional sexism.

It's the position of power that makes the distinction and that's why the distinction is important.

Women can be and frequently are sexist.

Ethnic minorities can be and frequently are racist.

It is still relatively rare that either women or ethnic minorities are collectively in positions of power in order to be able to engage in institutional sexism / racism. That is the problem. That's what highlights the imbalance and that's why defining the difference is actually important... So that the actual discrepancies don't get lost under the nonsensical ideas that black people "can't be" racist and women "can't be" sexist.

Hmmm we appear to have gone full circle. I believe due to years of oppression that neither is possible in the truest sense of the word. However I appreciate the pedant viewpoint on the definition.