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'''Sexism''' was the idea that all members of one [[gender]] were superior or inferior to another. An individual with this belief was known as a '''sexist'''. When directed at women, it was called '''misogyny'''.{{fact}}
 
== By humans ==
Women in the early [[17th century]] were often suspected of [[witchcraft]] and burned or drowned for it. Otherwise, woman were frequently regarded as lesser than their male
counterparts at best. The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] remarked that this era was indeed a hard time for women because "when we’re not being drowned, we're being patronised to death". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Witchfinders (TV story)|The Witchfinders]]'')
 
While visiting Regency [[London]] in [[1814]], [[Bill Potts]] was subjected to sexist (as well as [[racism|racist]]) remarks from [[Sutcliffe (Thin Ice)|Lord Sutcliffe]], who referred to her as a "creature" and demanded her to "show respect in the presence of [her] betters". The [[Twelfth Doctor]] responded by [[punch]]ing him in the [[face]], knocking him down. ([[TV]]: ''[[Thin Ice (TV story)|Thin Ice]]'')
 
[[Roz Forrester]] found it difficult to understand the racism and sexism that she experienced in [[Paris]] in [[1919]] since such attitudes did not exist between [[human]]s in the [[30th century]] from where she came. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Toy Soldiers (novel)|Toy Soldiers]]'')
 
[[Professor (The Red Lady)|One professor]] in [[1963]] held that women were not suited to serious academic study, as "they tend[ed] towards [[emotion]]alism" and lacked the necessary "temperament". He promoted a far less skilled employee at the [[British Museum]], [[Timothy (The Red Lady)|Timothy]], over [[Helen Sinclair]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Red Lady (audio story)|The Red Lady]]'')
 
== By other species ==
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] was rather fond of the [[First Doctor]], but was incredibly embarrassed by his original incarnation's frequent sexist remarks. However, the First Doctor was only making the remarks to annoy his future self, as he did not like him to begin with. He stopped as he grew to like his future self more. ([[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]], ''[[PROSE]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (novelisation)|Twice Upon a Time]]'')
 
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[[Category:Sex and gender]]
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[[Category:Psychology from the real world]]

Revision as of 03:15, 26 April 2019

sexism is a feminist fairy tale