What I Did:
I'm a high school student in the country and I have noticed a lot of sexist comments and jokes directed at girls, such as a friend and I joining a conversation with some guys only to be asked, "Did your chain break?" (referring to women being chained to the sink.) When I didn't say anything, another guy said, "They never get it do they?" and laughed at us.
How I Did It:
I replied, 'We got it, it just wasnt very funny actually," which was funny because his friends just looked at him like he was a big jerk. He shut up for the rest of the conversation, which kind of turned into a joking discussion about sexism. Like the nicer guys joking about saying, "Yeah women belong in the kitchen ay," and laughing at the silliness of the statement ,and us girls saying, "Well no action in the bedroom then," which was different to the way that the first guys responded to our arrival to the conversation, which was genuinely offensive because he was serious
Lessons Learned:
- Address the statement promptly and publicly
