Taylor Swift: "Misogyny Is Ingrained in People From the Time They Are Born"

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193. Did I say I didn't see it?

Nope. That's a pretty grand assumption from you though I'm not surprised you bring it up here, even though that's not the main topic.I thought the fact I thought THAT was sexist too was implied since I brought it up in a thread about sexism, but predictably you think I didn't notice it? LOL.

My brother had his own challenges from being a boy. He often got told to 'not be a baby' when he was hurt (by my dad, not my mom). I did too, but not as often. He got diagnosed with ADHD and put on Ritalin - and then my parents took him off it when he was suicidal from it at age 8...they switched teachers and it turned out he was just highly active and so smart he was bored silly. I was also super smart and bored silly, and we were both disruptive in class when we got bored, but only he was determined to be a 'problem child'. He's now an engineer and makes a quarter mil a year. I'm an accountant and make a fraction of what he does. We both have 4 year degrees. He did end up loving hockey and played at a very high level (and played with people who were eventually drafted by the NHL) and still plays to this day.

Despite my brother's 'issues' as a young child he does far better than I do, and his 'default' is easier than me or my girls' 'default'. I don't have time to get into all the advantages my parents gave him because he was a boy, but needless to say he got a lot of help from my parents that I never did get. Especially financially.

The name thing is still a sexist reason. Many women are keeping their names anyhow, and giving their names to their children. I have many friends who gave their kids their own names, married and single women. I've never seen feminists 'stay clear' of it?