Is it sexist to say something like "I would never hit a woman"?

[yesno]

Men more generous when with pretty women

Men, it would seem, always have an ulterior motive – even when it comes to giving to charity.

Psychologists have discovered that men give more money when in the presence of a woman they find attractive compared to one they find unattractive, or members of their own sex.    

However, researchers at Oxford University and the University of Kent found that females were not influenced by who they were with and showed little change in the amount of money they gave.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1&xml=/earth/2008/08/02/eagenerous102.xml

[todd]

Is it sexist that I get more mad at a guy beating up a girl than I do when I see a guy beating up another guy?

Is it species-ist that I get FUCKING ENRAGED if I see someone beating a dog, but could generally care less about people getting beat up?

Is it sexist that I apparently just compared women to dogs?

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Just like "I'm not racist, but..." the claim is a caveat of guilt.  The statement itself isn't telling so much as what isn't being said. 

I'm guilty of seemingly/possibly indiscriminate acts of violence but..."I'd never hit a woman", which when push comes to shove probably isn't strictly true either.

[buffcoat]

I definitely would never hit a woman Olympic swimmer.

[gravy boat]

I definitely would never hit a woman Olympic swimmer.

By "hit" do you mean "I'd hit that?"  Are you saying that you don't find Natalie Coughlin irresistible? 

Pinko.

[Wes]

I hold doors for people, not because of any societal pressures based on gender roles, but because I really like to do that little arm wave “no, please, you go first” flourish, which is a seriously underrated physical gesture.

Also, I don’t like to use revolving doors, not because of any societal pressures based on gender roles, but because I’m afraid someone will block me in from one side and someone else will block me in from the other when I’m in the middle of the revolving door, and then knockout gas will stream in as I’m trapped there and I’ll be kidnapped.

[Trembling Eagle]

I hold doors for people, not because of any societal pressures based on gender roles, but because I really like to do that little arm wave “no, please, you go first” flourish, which is a seriously underrated physical gesture.

I love that, it's so 19th century.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

I hold doors for people, not because of any societal pressures based on gender roles, but because I really like to do that little arm wave “no, please, you go first” flourish, which is a seriously underrated physical gesture.

i do this as well, unaware of whom i am holding the door open for.  to top it off, i say, "ladies first."

always gets a chuckle.  (im cheap.)

[Trembling Eagle]

I hold doors for people, not because of any societal pressures based on gender roles, but because I really like to do that little arm wave “no, please, you go first” flourish, which is a seriously underrated physical gesture.

i do this as well, unaware of whom i am holding the door open for.  to top it off, i say, "ladies first."

always gets a chuckle.  (im cheap.)

you guys ever get the opening door duel off?
That's like the 4 way stop politeness duel, I remember after 9-11 everybody was extra polite at 4 ways.

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

I have a friend who was really good at kicking the door a little and making it look like he hit himself in the face with it.  He would get people every time, even after they had seen him do it.

[Andy]

is it sexist if I only hit women?

[erika]

yes. man-hater!

wait. whut?

[John Junk 2.0]

I would never hit a woman.  Strictly psychological abuse for me, thank you very much!

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I'm with Buffcoat for sure.

A woman Olympic swimmer would hit back much, much harder than I could likely hit her.

[Andy]

is it sexist if I say I only want to have sex with women?