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Message: <blockquote data-quote="El Mahdi" data-source="post: 5557419" data-attributes="member: 59506">First of all, you're making an assumption that I carry a sexist bias (whether it's because of species history or any other reason). You made a false assumption. Secondly, those differences exist for a lot of reasons. In some species, I'd agree that sexism has played a part and had an influence on development of sexual differentiation (specifically Humans), though I doubt it's even the most significant factor in any species (even Humans). But, even if it is a significant factor, to limit the cause of physical differences between sexes to sexism, completely ignores all other affirmed and speculated reasons for this being so. Differences between Males and Females are prevalent in almost every complex organism on the planet. Since Sexism is by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexism" target="_blank">definition</a>, a belief in the superiority of one sex over another, and belief requires (by most definitions) the ability to understand concepts and philosophy, and since the majority of complex organisms (that also have diferentiated sexes) aren't capable of such complex thought, I'd say your assertion is simply not true.  Everytime someone in this thread has described anyone of developing sexist mechanics, thinking in a sexist manner, being sexist, etc. - they are saying that the specified person has a belief in the superiority of Males over Females. I can't answer for everybody in this thread, as statistically it's likely there are people in this thread who do believe that, but as for me (and statistically I'm likely not the only one), I don't share that belief. Different: Yes. Superior: Absolutely Not.  Since maybe you weren't aware of the definition of that word, I'll give the benefit of the doubt that no insult was intended. But since you do know now what's being said with that word, I'd ask again: Please stop describing posters in this thread and there ideas as Sexist. It's insulting, unfair, and against the rules of these Forums.  Thank You. (in advance)</blockquote>

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