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Classy title. I can't understand why women don't feel comfortable in our industry....


Could you explain your comment?

Is there something sexist about getting laid, or using the phrase "getting laid"? Because I know lots of regular women who both use that term and enjoy getting laid.

This is a not a male/female thing; this is a conflict of attitudes about sex.

If someone gets bent out of shape because they hear people talking about getting laid they seriously need to grow up.

Or get laid.


"This is a not a male/female thing; this is a conflict of attitudes about sex. If someone gets bent out of shape because they hear people talking about getting laid they seriously need to grow up. Or get laid."

The phrase is equally trashy when used by either gender. It's possible to talk about sex without sounding like a teenage boy.


And I can't understand how this advice (at least as phrased in the title) is specific to one gender.

(And if that's not your problem—why should women be more uncomfortable than men around sexual statements in general? That's almost the opposite of feminism.)


Because the title wouldn't have that incredulous tone if the "them" referred to men.




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