SexismFreddie Woo tells us: Despite being a well rounded modern man I think women are best off getting married and having a few kids else they'll be absolutely miserable come middle age.
What views do you have that are probably sexist that you believe are true?
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Sun 27 Dec 2009, 12:23)
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Ordinal numbersThis new year (2010) is the 2010th year in the Gregorian calendar, which is part of the 201st decade, the 21st century, and the 3rd millennium.
The 201st decade doesn't end until the year 2010 is over, just like the second millennium didn't end until the 2000th year ended.
It is easy to get confused, as we measure the hours of the day as cardinal numbers instead. For example, 5:01 is clearly more than 5 hours past noon. But no one refers to this as being in the 6th hour past noon, even though it is.
Those who hold to the incorrect interpretation of year names as cardinal rather than ordinal have the advantage. We get to celebrate a year early, and no one likes to be a party pooper. But that doesn't make that interpretation correct.
I guess the demonstrably sexist thing to take away is that a man like Col. Boris can be mistaken, and told so by several women, but he just assumes that they must be the ones with the inability to "grasp" an idea!
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