Background: I was on the phone with this guy a few days ago, and he made a few "women driver" cracks. I said I was uncomfortable with that kind of humour and thought the stereotype was unfair
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So, all those statistics about the people most likely to be involved in car accidents being 16 - 25 year old men must be quite wrong then. The insurance companies must obviously be some hallucinating all of this and enjoy losing money by giving women better insurance. How silly of them all, we'd better send this conversation to make it clear that it is women who are crap drivers, not these poor, discriminated against male youths.
Just ... what the fucking fuckity fucking fuck? Humour is only FUNNY if it's not vicious. And everything he said in this conversation shows that any of his women driver "jokes" would be fueled by a vicious, nasty, misigynist streak. I agree - that conversation made me sick.
So there was this taxi driver parked by the side of the road and he opened the door of his car so it was jutting into the middle of the road! A scooterist swerved to avoid it and zoomed into my mother's car! Then the taxi driver closed the door, pretended it had never been open, and he and the scooterist shared a snarky joke about women drivers! It was hilarious!
So, all those statistics about the people most likely to be involved in car accidents being 16 - 25 year old men must be quite wrong then. The insurance companies must obviously be some hallucinating all of this and enjoy losing money by giving women better insurance.I was just going to respond with this fact. Obviously your friend is not willing to accept the fact that he is sexist. I am one of the best drivers I know. I'm aggressive when appropriate, yet considerate. And oh my god - I have breasts and a uterus - call the fucking paper. I do not "watch out" for other female drivers. From where did he pull that "stereotype"? There are many crap drivers out on the road - I keep a keen eye out for them in order to avoid accidents. Some are older men, some are younger guys, some are older women, some are younger women, some are seniors, etc. My point: the type of driver you are has ZERO to do with whether or not you have a vagina and/or penis. Yes, younger boys/men do pay higher insurance rates, at least in North America, and I am sure
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Eep...am I going to be stereotyped as a bad driver (assuming I learn to drive, at some point) when I move there? I mean, I'm the wrong sex and the wrong race.
Oh no. Last thing I want to do is discourage you. There are all kinds of stereotypes in NA - it's bound to happen with such a diverse population - but don't let that burden you or stop you from accomplishing anything you want to, okay. I mean it! Not everyone is quick to stereotype. There are far more open-minded people, I find. At least in the circles I frequent. A lot of it is with whom you choose to surround yourself, as well.
So, all those statistics about the people most likely to be involved in car accidents being 16 - 25 year old men must be quite wrong then. The insurance companies must obviously be some hallucinating all of this and enjoy losing money by giving women better insurance. How silly of them all, we'd better send this conversation to make it clear that it is women who are crap drivers, not these poor, discriminated against male youths.
Just ... what the fucking fuckity fucking fuck? Humour is only FUNNY if it's not vicious. And everything he said in this conversation shows that any of his women driver "jokes" would be fueled by a vicious, nasty, misigynist streak. I agree - that conversation made me sick.
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Now..why isn't that funny? *scratches head*
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