Suzanne Cloud
1 min readOct 1, 2020

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I understand why theorists would want to separate sexism into two categories: hostile and benevolent. But I think that is putting a spin on it that hides the fact that both types of sexism are hostile. It's like saying there are two types of racism (hostile and benevolent). Both racism and sexism serve a purpose: they feed and construct an apparatus of coercion to control others.

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Suzanne Cloud
Suzanne Cloud

Written by Suzanne Cloud

Writer, historian, jazz singer-songwriter, PhD American Studies. Author of Images of America: Philadelphia Jazz and the play “Last Call at the Downbeat”

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