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08-13-2009, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DSX View Post
Like everything in life (or just about everything), sexism has no true definition, because it can mean whatever you want it to mean. It's impossible to come up with a true definition.

The closest you can get to it is a definition that others will take as true, but there will still be people who disagree with your definition, and believe their own to be true.

Or, it could mean something else in a different language. I'm pretty sure that there's a number of words we use that have a different meaning in another language.
That's definitely true, but even so, it can't be left up in the air for everyone to have their own personal definitions. There needs to be some kind of guideline - written and seen. People can and will disagree, and from there the guideline can change based on others' opinions, but there still needs to be something.


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