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[quote=Anonymous]The only one of those that strikes me as mildly misogynist, depending on the context, is the first one. The others may be obnoxious, but I don't see the gender issue.

There's a couple I interact with through a volunteer organization- I wouldn't call them friends, but I do have to work with them pretty frequently. He is quite disparaging of the wife in ways that play up misogynist stereotypes, like:
- Oh don't give her that job, there's too much math for her. She doesn't do math. 
- Talks about how she is overly emotional and doesn't use logic to make decisions
- Won't "let" her drive because she's terrible with directions
- She doesn't understand politics, so he "tells her" how to vote (I have no idea if she actually follows his directions)
- Complains about her being unable or unwilling to do any "real work"

These are phrased in such a way that he's making a statement directly about his wife, not about women in general. But it makes me highly uncomfortable to hear these frequent gripes that so blatantly mirror common misogynistic themes. But I don't know really know her ... so maybe it's not wrong in that specific case??  Hard for me to contradict him when I can't really say he's wrong. So I just raise my eyebrows a bit, shrug, and away. I don't need to be his sounding board for everything wrong with his wife.

He's not an a-hole in everything he does, but I really dislike this side of him. So, I only deal with him when I absolutely have to - no socializing outside of volunteer events. [/quote]

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