Men Smiling at Women is Sexist, Study Concludes

Pundit Press ^ | 3/25/15 | Aurelius

[rightistight]

According to a study released this month by Northeastern University in Boston, nonverbal cues such as smiling are sexist.

The study's aim was to find types of sexism that are not readily apparent. Psychologist Jin Goh explained, "While many people are sensitive to sexist verbal offences, they may not readily associate sexism with warmth and friendliness."

27 pairs of men and women participated in the study. They were tasked with playing a trivia game and then talking afterwards.

Scientists concluded that men who are nice to women are, in fact, actually sexist because they are tricking them into accepting the patriarchy.

Professor Judith Hall, a co-author of the study, explained, "Benevolent sexism is like a wolf in sheep's clothing that perpetuates support for gender inequality among women at an interpersonal level. These supposed gestures of good faith may entice women to accept the status quo in society because sexism literally looks welcoming, appealing, and harmless."

People like this were deemed "benevolent sexists," and did such sexist things such as smile, wait for women to answer the trivia question, and use positive words to encourage them.

[C19fan]

Grumpy cat agrees with the moon bat academic.

[Dead Corpse]

Wow... Hard to express how much I no longer care what these idiotic “studies” come up with these days.

[Menehune56]

Scientists concluded that men who are nice to women are, in fact, actually sexist because they are tricking them into accepting the patriarchy.

So what about men who aren't nice to women? This sounds like another can't win situation constructed by militant women's rights fanatics.

[needmorePaine]

Next we will be told that eye contact is aggressive and sexist, but then we will be told that avoiding eye contact is dismissive and sexist. What to do after that?

[Uncle Miltie]

This "study" was brought to you by women who are never smiled at.

[FredZarguna]

So remember guys: smirks, half-grins, and chuckles with your male coworkers means you're a homosexual, and therefore a member of a protected minority. It also means you can smile at girls all you want, and even admire their clothes, hair or makeup.

Because Gay®.

[Billthedrill]

Beats me. I’m guessing that lowering the toilet seat is considered sexist because it’s softening women up for The Patriarchy. A feller has a hard time winning in this crooked game.

[Moonman62]

[albie]

My Mom used to say...”she’s so sensitive she’d sue you if you looked at her cross eyed”. That was a bit over the top then. True now.

[Snickering Hound]

"I wasn't smiling at her, honest!"

[Adder]

Can we find these people and push their faces into fresh meadow muffins from male cows?

How utterly stupid can one bag of wasted flesh be?

[forgotten man]

I like the phrase “benevolent sexism.” Now when an annoying woman asks me to do some dirty work for her I will say “I don’t want to be accused of benevolent sexism.” That is a polite and politically correct way to say “Hey princess, get off of your fat ass and go do it yourself!”

[babble-on]

There is a part of the male brain that wants to copulate with as many women as possible. It is the oldest part of the brain, and is very similar in structure to the brains of lizards. It acts instinctively and instantaneously, FAR FAR faster than the conscious brain that lies on top of it.

The job of civilization is to manage the impulses that this lizard brain sends to us. At least half of the Ten Commandments are about this management, and the other half are about investing God with the authority to command this management.

But at the same time when a society pretends either A. that these impulses only exist as negative exceptions (as the Feminists do), or B. that they can be suppressed completely at all times (as religious ascetics do) great unhappiness can be the result.

[nascarnation]

No wonder Bill is spending more time in Arkansas now that Hillary has moved from DC to NYC.

[ConservativeInPA]

Just a bunch of BS. I will continue to be sexist. I smile and look at beautiful women. I probably don't with fat and ugly women. I also do other sexist things like hold the door open for women. I held a door open this morning for a woman on the way into the work. She insisted that I go through the door first. Obviously she wasn't used this kind behavior and didn't know that the appropriate thing to do was to enter before the man so the man can check out her rear end.

[Lizavetta]

The actual definition ...

sexist
[ séksist ]
ADJECTIVE

believing that one sex is inferior to the other in a variety of attributes
synonyms: male · masculine · macho · sexist · chauvinist · stereotypical ·

resulting from or relating to the belief that one sex is inferior to the other in a variety of attributes

... versus their examples:

"benevolent sexists," and did such sexist things such as smile, wait for women to answer the trivia question, and use positive words to encourage them.

The similarities are remarkable, aren't they? (/sarc)

[Ray76]

Psychos

[HangnJudge]

Female beauty triggers an Endorphin surge in mose Post Pubescent Males. It is a very natural reaction to smile when one has their endorphins upregulated. How females interpret this is another point entirely.

[Theresawithanh]

I like it when men smile at me! I’m older and it doesn’t happen very often these days, but it’s nice when it does.

[Organic Panic]

Only ugly feminists complain when women are admired for their beauty, treated special, or SMILED AT!!!