Man, that whole 'tude gets tiresome really quick, but THANKYOU for fighting the good fight and trying to keep designs inclusive for everybody. I'm wondering if this "male=don't bother arguing" conversation thing is also crossed with "male = defending privileged status quo, aka 'maintaining order'". That's always an easier stance to take. The arguments are already in place, assumed, taken for granted, annoying. "You know so-and-so won't like that challenge" underlies it without even articulating it. So what happens when one of the guys steps out of the regular formation and challenges the existing practice?
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Date: 1 Oct 2013 04:07 am (UTC)I'm wondering if this "male=don't bother arguing" conversation thing is also crossed with "male = defending privileged status quo, aka 'maintaining order'".
That's always an easier stance to take. The arguments are already in place, assumed, taken for granted, annoying. "You know so-and-so won't like that challenge" underlies it without even articulating it.
So what happens when one of the guys steps out of the regular formation and challenges the existing practice?