Sexist men prefer bigger boobs: study

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241. About that heavy bag thing--

Since men have approximately 70% greater upper body strength than women, I think that in most cases it is a good thing when a man offers to carry something heavy for a woman, simply because he is obviously structured to handle heavier things. But of course if a smaller or weaker man is carrying something too large or too heavy for his size and strength, then those kind men with the size and strength should be equally willing to help out.

But when what the woman is carrying is clearly not heavier than she is comfortable carrying, then insisting on taking it from her certainly is sexist; it is a form of infantilization. I am older and use a cane now, so I am always glad when my much younger students--male or female--offer to help me carry my bag full of papers and books.

As it happens, though, the young women almost never offer to help me out that way, while the young men almost always do. Their training might well have been sexist (to help the "helpless" female), but when they offer to help me, I am always grateful. They clearly mean no harm, and I actually don't see them doing the same thing for healthy young women, so I do believe that it is my age and physical limitations that they are responding to, not the sexist assumption that women must be weak and helpless.