I'm shutting down Google+ for the night and quite possibly for the weekend. Why? This stupid #gifwars thing people are so proud of. This Adam Black guy said he doesn't like gifs and now everyone is mass trolling him. Having been mass trolled like this I can relate to him easily enough. Have an opinion and the collective might of Google+'s lower class denizens jump on a bandwagon. I just saw a post where someone wanted to jump on board and had to get clarification she was tagging the proper Adam Black. She wasn't even connected to him ! Nor was she a part of the original discussion. She just wanted to follow the herd. When I called her out of it she claimed, "one gif doesn't make a troll." Perhaps not, but she's contributing to a larger troll effort. One straw doesn't break the camel's back, but thousands will. So, tonight, Google+ disgusts me. It probably will tomorrow as well. And possibly Sunday. I gave up Google+ for two months this spring
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Objectification is a notion central to feminist theory. It can be roughlydefined as the seeing and/or treating a person, usually a woman, as an object. In this entry, the focus is primarily on sexual objectification, objectificationoccurring in the sexual realm.
Sexism
prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex.
Not, I'm petty sure I now the difference.
It's also why I can instantly dismiss anyone who uses the term 'reverse sexism' … that's not a thing.
Gender parity is not gender equality?
*par·i·ty1
ˈperədē/
noun
1.
the state or condition of being equal, especially regarding status or pay.*
Seems like gender parity would, indeed, be gender equality.
Children understand this moral clarity reflexively.
Adults, apparently, pretend not to know it.