Yes, women can be sexist towards other women. However, you made the point that Dmitri might not see your position because he is a guy geek. I am female geek and I don't agree with your position either.
That doesn't make me sexist, it makes me someone who disagrees with your stance on the books without having read them yourself. If you'd said 'I tried reading one of those, felt it was kind of sexist', I'd think we had a difference in our opinion of the book and likely go on my merry way.
If a male reader was to state that they were not interested in reading Jane Austen, you gave your opinion about how great the books were and then they replied with 'But here's the thing. You're a girl reader'. I feel like that draws some of the same connections. I feel like it's really more about personal opinions and interpretations.
And you're 100% right, you don't owe anyone anything. It would be ridiculous to claim that you absolutely MUST read something in the Harry Dresden books series. People are free to make recommendations and you are just as free to disregard them.
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Date: 2010-05-05 07:51 pm (UTC)That doesn't make me sexist, it makes me someone who disagrees with your stance on the books without having read them yourself. If you'd said 'I tried reading one of those, felt it was kind of sexist', I'd think we had a difference in our opinion of the book and likely go on my merry way.
If a male reader was to state that they were not interested in reading Jane Austen, you gave your opinion about how great the books were and then they replied with 'But here's the thing. You're a girl reader'. I feel like that draws some of the same connections. I feel like it's really more about personal opinions and interpretations.
And you're 100% right, you don't owe anyone anything. It would be ridiculous to claim that you absolutely MUST read something in the Harry Dresden books series. People are free to make recommendations and you are just as free to disregard them.