I am playing riiight into the stereotype 'humourless feminist'. However, I've just see my ex's facebook profile (we've both been invited to the same party and his profile shows up; he's not a friend of mine, before you wonder).
The phrase he's chosen as his top favourite quotation, the bit of information he really, really wants to share with the world is:
'You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think.'
My immediate reaction was to feel a bit revolted. I used to snigger at sexist jokes in very 'ooh, I'm so grown-up, it's all humour innit' way so I feel quite ashamed.
My ex's dad's favourite joke was 'Why does a bride wear white?' 'To fit in with the other kitchen appliances'.
I'm depressed about it all. Are these jokes generally acceptable do you think, and do you think most people you know would just laugh and not worry about it? I think the first one is much worse than the second, btw.
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Just seen a nasty little sexist 'joke' on my ex's facebook ... this is actually quite nasty isn't it?
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JaneS · 04/11/2010 22:30
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