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Can the sexism be the human nature of men?

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Text below copied from my answer to a similar question. Here's a bit of background first: Once upon a time, humans evolved. Or were created, etc. Not opening that particular can of worms. Early humans operated in what is known as Hunter-gatherer societies. read more

That's hardly an exclusively male trait and has little to do with the beliefs of either the dominant or the submissive party. read more

Although human advancement should assume that biology does not dictate cultural norms, we oftentimes let it alter our perceptions. Anger in men may be explained by the hard wiring of our limbic systems, but this explanation certainly does not moralize shaming anger in women. read more

I think sexism is to a large part result of supressed human nature rather than part of human nature itself. The greed, desire, sex impulse should be idealy channeled and sublimised to refine our human nature. I suppose both idulgement as well as discipline can play some role in this. Supression can be only temporary limited measure. read more

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