The pseudonym "Philo Vaihinger" has been abandoned. All posts have been and are written by me, Joseph Auclair.

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Universal sexism

It appears the universal conviction of popular culture that for a woman in authority to get the necessary respect her underlings must address her as a man.

They must call her not "Ma'am" but "Sir", not "Boss" but "Boss Man".

Catherine the Great, Queen Elizabeth I ("Gloriana"), the Queen Empress Victoria, Golda Meir, and Mrs. Ghandi would all have found this conviction profoundly sexist and misogynist.

As do I.

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