Thanks for you help is Sexist!!

[The Albion Roar]

I've read that piece a couple of times now, and am happy to admit I have absolutely no idea what the writer is trying to say.

 

[LlcoolJ]

Typical Americans finding something to get prissy about when there's nothing there.

 

[Bognor Bystander]

Hadn't really thought about it before but a female colleague has just typed 'thanks for all your help' - now what do I do ? ? ?

 

[LlcoolJ]

Hadn't really thought about it before but a female colleague has just typed 'thanks for all your help' - now what do I do ? ? ?

Report her to the HR Gestapo for gross sexism. Of course.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

In the Bible, Eve is created to serve Adam. “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him,” muses God in Genesis 2:18.

Perhaps if I go to church more often...?

A helper is not a servant.

 

[happypig]

“The message that women’s time and work is inherently less valuable than that of their male peers’ is a systemic one.” Do us all a favour and keep thanking colleagues for their work, their ideas, even their attitudes. But never for their help.

Thanks for that, love. Now put the kettle on.

 

[The Merry Prankster]

I get it. If you say to male colleagues "good work" and female "thanks for your help" then it's sexist. You are valuing their work differently.

How many do that? I might say either but it wouldn't be based on gender.

 

[beorhthelm]

I've read that piece a couple of times now, and am happy to admit I have absolutely no idea what the writer is trying to say.

whats happened is that the author, having read a single line in the bible, has misappropriated "help" as an intrinsically female oriented word. Eve is a "helper" therefore to help is feminine. armed with this, she had become sensitive to the words use and decided its always exclusively used towards her/other females in place of the word "work". when in fact its just a polite way of saying thank you for your effort, help and work are not directly synonymous (though often used interchangable in the workplace. or should that be helpplace?).

if it had been published on the 1st i'd have thought it a paroday, alas it wasnt and i think the author is quite serious. unfortunately this is where you end up with political correctness, people managle or re-interpret words and meanings looking for offense. i hope this was of help to you. or maybe of work to you.

 

[KVLT]

In the Bible

Sorry. You lost me at this point.

 

[tinx]

She needs to stop worrying her pretty little head about such things and get on with being a good little helper.

 

[LlcoolJ]

She needs to stop worrying her pretty little head about such things and get on with being a good little helper.

It's true. In the time she wasted writing that she could have made the coffees AND done the washing up.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Confused, is this saying men are unhelpful?

 

[The Clamp]

Women should always be treated as if they are equal.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

I get it. If you say to male colleagues "good work" and female "thanks for your help" then it's sexist. You are valuing their work differently.

How many do that? I might say either but it wouldn't be based on gender.

I agree. As a male in the workplace for some 40 years, I have been thanked for my help on countless occasions, and have thanked both male and female colleagues for their help.

I have an enormous amount of time for equality issues, but don't think this is a valid argument.

 

[The Albion Roar]

whats happened is that the author, having read a single line in the bible, has misappropriated "help" as an intrinsically female oriented word. Eve is a "helper" therefore to help is feminine. armed with this, she had become sensitive to the words use and decided its always exclusively used towards her/other females in place of the word "work". when in fact its just a polite way of saying thank you for your effort, help and work are not directly synonymous (though often used interchangable in the workplace. or should that be helpplace?).

if it had been published on the 1st i'd have thought it a paroday, alas it wasnt and i think the author is quite serious. unfortunately this is where you end up with political correctness, people managle or re-interpret words and meanings looking for offense. i hope this was of help to you. or maybe of work to you.

1.5/10.

It's not political correctness, it's twaddle.

Big difference.

 

[Norman Potting]

Totally lost on me as well. I need help.

 

[beorhthelm]

It's not political correctness, it's twaddle.

agree its twaddle, it is also definitely political correctness. i'll leave Merriam-Webster to make the argument better than i can.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

People are now starting to realise the "progressives" are actually the regressives. Quite possibly due to a mental illness.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

I think she has forgotten that dishes don't wash themselves.

 

[Albion my Albion]

Totally lost on me as well. I need help.

You'll need to ask a bird for that help.