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126. by using the word "accusing" you're insisting that all uses of the term "sexism" are negative.

that's where the debate should be.

the FACT is -- not an accusation, but an objective, non-judgemental FACT -- is that, by definition, all discrimination on the basis of sex is sexism of one form or another. that includes sexual preference on the basis of sex, be it heterosexual or homosexual.

the relevant QUESTION is, which forms of sexism are highly objectionable which ones are mildly objectionable, which ones are not objectionable at all. for instance, i think we can agree that discrimination on the basis of sex in determining one's sexual partner is not objectionable at all. that doesn't mean it's not a form of sexism, it's just not an objectionable form of sexism.

the only problem here is that you're unwilling to separate the negative connotations of the highly objectionable forms of sexism from the word itself, and therefore use a term like "benevolent sexism", which has different connotations. and perhaps we can come up with a term such as "mating sexism" to describe sex discrimination used in choosing a mate, which would have further different connotations.