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Finally figured out how to explain to people why saying “white people this” Or “men are that” isn’t racist or sexist (depending on what is being said)

In the English language, when discussing a group, it’s grammatically and functionally accurate to describe them by a truthful, dominant characteristic. If a teacher had a class of 30 kids and 20 of them are all talking at once and 10 of them are quietly reading, that teacher could accurately and truthfully say “these students are noisy today”. Does that explicitly mean every student is noisy? No. Does it mean as a group, a dominant feature of them is that they are noisy? Yes! This statement is accurate and while the quiet students may feel a way about being included in that assessment, they can’t deny that they, as a class, are noisy even if they themselves, individually, are not.

If they are upset in being included in the assessment they should not be mad at the teacher for speaking truthfully of the group. They should actively try and quiet their classmates.

Apply accordingly.

Ok but wage gaps are real???? Like at least in Canada they are. Females make 70 cents for every dollar a male makes for the same job. Like that person is poorly educated. I've done my research.

I saw this summed up really well one time by @fandomsandfeminism:Let’s talk about the wage gap, and PAY GAPS.

People often fail to appreciate the difference between pay gaps and wage gaps. You are asking for specific examples of wage gaps, but pay gaps are often an even bigger problem.

Wage gaps, where people’s actual SALARIES for equal work show a disparity, (which is what you are looking for examples of) can and do still happen, of course, we know that they do, but pay gaps are even more insidious. In 2010 the median income of Full time Year Round workers was $42,800 for men, compared to $34,700 for women. The reasons for this are varied, and when you factor in race, disability, trans identity, and sexual orientation the numbers can become even more startling.

For example: A study by sociologists Shelley Correll, Stephan Benard, and In Paik found that, when comparing equally qualified women job candidates, women who were mothers were recommended for significantly lower starting salaries, perceived as less competent, and less likely to be recommended for hire than non-mothers.  The effects for fathers in the study were the opposite: fathers were actually recommended for significantly higher pay and were perceived as more committed to their jobs than non-fathers.[source] [source]

But just looking at gender, even ignoring employers that do break the law and pay their female employees less (and yes, you can TRY to bring that to court and pay all those court fees. Never mind that not all women have the resources to DO THAT), there are many other factors that come into play: Women have less success in gaining promotions than their male counter parts (and other Glass Ceiling effects), women are dissuaded from higher paying fields (such as STEM fields) through institutional hostility, women are expected to take unpaid maternity leave for child care when men are not (regardless of whether or not they will), women are less successful at salary negotiations and are sometimes even penalized by employers for trying at MUCH higher rates than men, work that is traditionally female dominated being undervalued on a cultural level (women might be cooks, but not chefs; nurses, not doctors; etc.) and a myriad of others.

We know, for example, women need an additional degree in order to make as much as men with a lower degree over the course of a lifetime. A woman would need a doctoral degree, for instance, to earn the same as a man with a bachelor’s degree, and a man with a high school education would earn approximately the same amount as a woman with a bachelor’s degree.

The fact is that women, on average, DO make less than men, and the issue isn’t always direct illegal wage imbalance. The issues are often far more wide reaching and speak to a cultural misogyny that has to be confronted beyond just legislation.

This is a really good article to read for more information:Explaining the Wage Gap“-V

If it’s not something like hives, or new clothes/soap/etc... it could be your circulation.  I've had this happen after taking a long break from exercise in general. I looked it up after, and it has something to do with the capillaries in your legs expanding and the nerves sending signals to your brain that makes it feel like they're itching. Mine always went away after a few days of regular working out, though..

So I ran a mile on the treadmill in first time since I don't know how long. Now I remember why I don't like doing it. I get so itchy!! My thighs and stomach get unbearably itchy and it really keeps me from wanting to go any further. Any ideas as to what's causing it?

That’s very odd, I have never heard of that happening before. Anybody know?

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