I'd hit that. Oh man would I hit that...
I mean really, this chick has me cornered in a subway car? This is a good thing.
I like how in a discussion about sexism against women, your immediate response to a picture of a girl in a non-sexual context is "I'd hit that". That kind of attitude definitely doesn't ever make people uncomfortable and is definitely constructive.
So you are telling me right now that you would fight a woman if you thought you could take her?
When the hell did I say that? Of course not. But if someone's picking a fight with me,
gender won't be a factor in what I do. I would fight a woman in any case where I would also fight a man, provided everything else about them and the situation is equal.
Manners can be sexist. It's ok because it's tradition. Should it be ok? Nope. But it is.
What does "It's okay, but it shouldn't be okay" even mean? That it's wrong, but socially acceptable? So are a lot of things, and if you think it "shouldn't be okay", why even
do them? Decades ago it was considered "okay" to treat black people as effectively being subhuman. Would you be saying the same thing about that back then? If not, why do sexist traditions get a free pass now?
If a social tradition is harmful or wrong, then don't adhere to it. It's disingenuous and hurtful to speak and act like something is "okay" simply because it's popularly done or a part of tradition, even while simultaneously saying you know why it's wrong.