• HollowNaught@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    Wtf this comment just made me realise I always assume these “natural remedy” posts are done by a female oop

    This can’t be the way I find out I’m sexist

    • Dr. Moose@lemmy.world
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      8 hours ago

      It’s not sexism. Your brain naturally attributes probability from things it has seen in the past. The natural remedy of OPs sort is dominated by female sex so your brain just makes natural connection because it wants to be efficient in it’s world building process.

      Sexism is when you don’t self reflect on initial thoughts that you do not control and pursue these notions further in thoughts you control or simply refuse this dichotomy all together if you’re a wilful idiot powere by trauma.

      • MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world
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        13 minutes ago

        That is sexism though because there us no rational reason to believe this individual is a woman just because most of the time it has been a woman doing this in the past.

        What you have done is explain why casual sexism exists and why it continues to exist. I don’t think it is bad to have these thoughts as long as you recognize them for their irrational nature and respond accordingly.