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Context: We're in a bit of a heat wave and my daughter loves to cool down by splashing in water. Today was no different.

Once she was done, I say to her "Let's get you out of that wet dress. I imagine it must be uncomfortable. I've never actually worn a wet dress before".

Before I can follow that up with "I've worn wet clothes before, and that's not the nicest", my wife jumps in and claims that me saying I've never worn a wet dress is sexist.

Is it?

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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 91 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I'm going to be blunt, this reads like reddit rage bait. As such, I'll respond that way, then give a more neutral answer in case it's real.

The response to it as bait is that anyone saying that seriously is an idiot.

More neutral, anyone saying that has an obligation to explain themselves because it makes no sense by itself. And it doesn't.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 17 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

The response to it as bait is that anyone saying that seriously is an idiot.

If you are referring to this:

Once she was done, I say to her “Let’s get you out of that wet dress. I imagine it must be uncomfortable. I’ve never actually worn a wet dress before”.

That is just someone who blurts out a thought they had after saying something else, pretty common with ADHD. Like at first they were thinking about wet shorts, which can get pretty uncomfortable fast if they aren't made to get wet, then realized dresses might not have the same feeling since they aren't connected in the middle. I could absolutely see myself saying something along these lines depending on the material of the clothing and the appearance of how it sticks to the body.

If you mean the wife's reaction then asking her would be necessary because I have no idea where she is coming from that would make something like that sound sexist.

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago

I feel like you can see inside my ADHD