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5. exactly; that's why i never buy the "but he's a comedian!" excuse. jokes influence people,

Sat Jun 28, 2014, 12:27 AM

Jun 2014

and can be a passive-aggressive way of expressing true feelings.

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10 Depressing Experiments About Sex And Gender [View all] A Little Weird Jun 2014 OP

Interesting, thanks. #8 is certainly insidious: petronius Jun 2014 #1

Humor can be very important at shaping opinions. A Little Weird Jun 2014 #2

My Playstation name used to be ZombieHorde Jun 2014 #3

Over the years I've experienced my share of sexism. SheilaT Jun 2014 #4

I was distressed when I started noticing a few gray hairs A Little Weird Jun 2014 #8

A few gray hairs are the worst. SheilaT Jun 2014 #10

Great article. And putting all the Squinch Jun 2014 #6

The fact that many of us are subjected to sexist chervilant Jun 2014 #7

I am surprised by some of the sexist stuff on DU A Little Weird Jun 2014 #9

K&R G_j Jun 2014 #11