Argumentative Essay On Sexism

On this particular essay I would like to address a prominent yet constantly ignored problem, which is sexism. Sexism is a soceital prejudice that can be found anywhere, be it in schools, families, communities, commerce, and even law. The word “sexism” by definition of the Merriam-Webster dictionary is “the unfair treatment of people because of their sex “ . Where it could mean that it would also include prejudice towards men, but within the more common patriarchy-based societies, it highlights the unfair treatment of women.

Now sexism comes in 2 forms, blatant sexism and subtle sexism.

Blatant sexism is an outright hatred of the opposite sex, feeling that there are many negative traits within them that in turn deems the opinion-holder 's

It is the subtle remarks to a girl from a mother that says “That behavior is unladylike!”, the sneers from the peers of a young boy that say “You hit like a girl!” to the teasing of businessmen who asks their female colleagues if “They 're too emotional for the job”. It is these small, seemingly insignificant remarks that slip past people in its prejudice. In fact, it is so subtle that it has since been socially accepted as a norm within society, and has been ingrained so deeply that saying anything against it would deem you “radical”, “crazy”,”unable to take a joke” and any other comments

And as often happens in such cases of utter carelessness, their apology on the issue after being denounced was worse than the offense. In a statement issued on Sunday – International Women’s Day – the company said: "The message is simply, instead of washing it in the wrong way you might as well give it to a lady because they are more capable. There’s no intention to humiliate women. In contrast, (we want to tell the men to) learn from women on how to take care of clothes because they pay attention to details. Not all men understand/know how to take care of their own clothes, women are more knowledgeable/experts on such matters. We apologize profusely for any