Now I know that I'm actually sexist.

What brought me to this:

In June, I started volunteering at a center. One of the other volunteers contacted me from the staff list with person intent. They didn't have my knowledge and certainly not my permission in doing so. They started off with coming to live with them, an hour away from where I currently am. After I turned that down, they offered for my to attend a fest with them in a different town an hour away. The kept inviting me to stuff, and I was very standoffish about it. I saw the kindness in their actions, but someone suddenly contacting me and inviting to to places an hour away from where I live to place where I don't know anyone is strange.

Recently, has person has admitted they became frustrated with my coy behavior so I forced myself to finally tell them the truth. Like I said, I saw the kindness, but it was too much too soon, and it spookied me. Unfortunately, they didn't want to accept this and kicked me out of their life as much as they could without me actually being in it, in the first place.

How this links to sexism:

This person has a vagina. Even though I'm well aware that people with a vagina are just as evil as people with a penis, I still treated that person much kinder than I would have if it had been someone with a penis. If they had a penis, I would have bluntly cut them off without thinking about it. Something along the lines of: "No one has permission to contact me without relation to the center. That's a very creepy and disrespectful thing to do. Cease and desist." And, I still would have told our supervisor after handling it myself.

But no. I was dealing with a vagina wielder, so I kept it going, hoping they would get the hint that I didn't want to be close to them, but I was ok with talking to them casually. By that I mean online, as we live an hour apart. They took all of this into their own hands - I didn't ask for any of this. They had no respect for me in the action of contacting me from the staff list without my permission. They also don't under that what they did was wrong. I'm not assuming that - they actually said they did nothing wrong when I confronted them about how I felt. I would have forwarded the emails to our supervisor at that point - it if were someone with a penis.

Resolve:

I know the universe was telling me this, for it put someone from the past in my line of vision. A person with a penis for whom I was very blunt and direct with, before. They exited my life with their own disgrace and I have no interest in letting them back in. That is how I should also treat this person.
I am thankful that the universe pointed out my sexist ways. Regardless of gentials, body stature and all - all people are hurt hurtful beings. I will be blunt and direct with all of them equally.

Youjo's “SkullGirls is Sexist” arguement.

First of all, Skull Girls is NOT sexist. Not against women. If you think a game with no lead male roles is sexist against, then that’s how it would be sexist, but against females, no.

Skull girls is the same thing near ever fighting game is. Everything our American media is. EXPLOITATIVE. I’ll remind you Skull Girls’ lead artist and most of it’s staff are males, and I assume are attracted to women. So, the “idle look of a women” in a man’s mind was what was used. We know in real life men aren’t that picky, but give them a change to create an image of what’s on their minds, and you’re very likely to get stuff like Skull Girls (among other things).

It annoys the fuck out of me when people act like they don’t know this. I don’t know who’s reading this right now, but think about this and do research if you must: When you see something you know was created by men, or has “manly” themes what do the females look like? Now, when you see something created by females, or has “feminine themes”, what do the men look like?

I’ve looked at enough shonen and shoujo animes to know how things work. Things that are mainly targeted for a certain group, made by certain people look a certain way. It’s simply shit, people! I’m not saying female gamers don’t exist, but they seem to be rare or occasional. Not enough to have “normal” looking people in video games yet. In this case - with all the words that have been thrown around, I’ll say “reasonably dressed” women.

We know in real life there’s no way in “hell” females wear that shit to a fight! But, this isn’t real life, and that’s also a very important point. People can create whatever they want and make it work. They made it, so why the fuck not?

Now, about men in games. I’ve seen a vary of men much great to their female counter parts, but that’s also an occasional thing. Everyone once in a while you will see a fat, ugly, or old game as an active member on the fighting panel of a game. Other than that we have a lot of younger very much of what we consider “attractive” guys. I understand this problem is in how they’re dressed. Why are the women also naked and the guys usually have more clothes? I think this comes from what creators think women like to look at. I’ve seen a lot of fanart of pretty boys half naked coming from characters that can have on elaborate clothing. Females can translate sexy, and covering them up gives them the freedom to imagine! Men are more straight forward with their visualizations. The designs can vastly different, but the point of interest is the same: Make a sexy girl, then have her show us some skin. People that are attracted to females made what people that are attracted to females want to see. How fucking surprising!

As someone who also makes characters, I design mine in the image I want them to be. I’m attracted to both males and females so most of the ones I draw are made in ways I find attractive! I do throw in some variety every now and then, but by drawing some characters more than others it’s easy to see where my head’s at. When it comes to my own characters I like to be what I consider reasonable, and that’s my personal preference. I have my own idea of what “sexy” is, too. Apparently, Alex Ahad and other artists have different opinions what “reasonable” and “sexy” means. I’m fine with that, just so you know. Don’t get me wrong. When I first started noticing how exploited women’s bodies are (by people attracted to women, mind you) it annoyed me, but now I’m use to it.

If you don’t like it you know what you can do about it? MAKE YOUR OWN SHIT! Make your characters look as average, ugly, fat, or old as you want! Pull together a team of indie game makers and make games with what American media and people deem not-special or unattractive. Make shows, and cartoons, and ads and post them on internet video sites. Have at it, and have a great time! You can’t complain about how you don’t think like the way things work, but do nothing about it. We are the media and the people, so we have to change it. CHANGE IT!

I think I found the root of sexism towards women (in culture)!

I want to say this is the root of cultural sexism. this is just my opinion. I'm not claiming any facts, or something everyone thinks the same thing.


It's in child birth! You know how men glorifying pain, and self satisfaction? Well, the continuation of humanity depends on a man's pleasure and a woman's pain. The man gets to ejaculate into the woman, and weither or not she had a good time she still has to suffer the pain of birthing a child.
You would think it would be the other way around. Men would be more understand and appreciative of a woman, because at some point alot of them will have a baby (or babies). but, that's only looking at it from one angle. The sexism comes in at "We both did the same thing, but you're the one that gets the torment!" With the way men are, that's like a major high five for them, and prison to the females. Something he had a good time doing ruined you : Biggest ego bust EVER! You both did the same act, and he got all the joy out if, while you have to "suffer the consequences" of continuing humanity. It wouldn't be so bad if child birth didn't hurt as much. It's the idea of being "superior" to not being able to naturally do something that causes so much pain.
Women are viewed as the things that make the babies, that grow into more people. Depending on the men in the culture, this is what happens to the baby makers. Women are the most powerful things in the planet is it is their duty to continue our existence by having to endure horrific pain. Putting negative social pressure into her natural order, is what degrades her about what we depend on her for. Make her think that's all she's for, and is not meant to enjoy the other expressions of life before bearing the pain responsibility of a new life. Degrade her more if she can't handle the responsibility and must give it to someone else that can.
As for the women that don't want to suffer the pains she losses status as a women, because "women are for making babies". She is harshly degraded, and put aside as unimportant to humanity. For women that can't fill their natural "reproductive objective," she is pitied, but there is still a "do as you will with her, for she can't get pregnant" to it. Never mind her take on her own situation, and weither or not she wants to have children, in the first place.
There is shame put to a women's body, in general, in alot of cultures. In America, a women's body and sexuality are a marketed subject. A women deemed attractive by our culture is displayed getting with a men that usually lacks psychical attractive standards that would match her's. This sends the message that "If this very attractive women will get with the average looking guy ANY women will get with you!" You'll have women getting naked on tv, but shame a sexual liberated women in real life.

When a women does or says things in the same context men do, and suffer punishment unlike the men that did the same thing or something similar is when it's clear. My best example is shirtless-ness. A men takes off his shirt, and it's acceptable. A women takes off her shirt, and she's being "indecent"? What is indecent about her chest, that is "decent" about his? In or out of sexual context. There are times and places for things, but it seems like there's less time and places for women to be as open as men about certain subjects.
I can't forget how "different" and "inferior/ superior" are interchangeable. Women are different from men, but because they're psychically weaker, and presumed emotionally unstable because they're more emotionally sensitive than men they're "inferior". Despite the fact that they're starter, as when someone lacks qualities their other qualities are advanced.
I said all that to say: "Women are so important, it's better for the male ego to degrade her for the very thing she's important for!"
There are only a few small cultures that have an understanding, and praise for women for what most of them do that some point in their lives. This is a problem in dire need of change.

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These deductions are based on what I've seen and experienced. I'm not saying everyone is treated or acts like any of these things.
There are individual reasons for being sexist, too.