# Microagressions, political correctness, innate bias, and hypersensitivity.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microagressions-political-correctness-innate-bias-and-hypersensitivity/722261>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 11, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microagressions-political-correctness-innate-bias-and-hypersensitivity/722261 "2015-06-11T15:47:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microagressions-political-correctness-innate-bias-and-hypersensitivity/722261/219 "2015-06-18T13:03:44Z")

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Hmmm. Let’s compare:

> [@Habeed](#):
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> And, it’s also simple physical reality that if attractive women are around, men will be distracted. These men aren’t trying to be sexist, they are trying to be professional, but there’s a chunk of tissue in their brain that is sending signals - a lot of signals. They can’t help it.

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> [@What's the deal with women only gyms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-women-only-gyms/722575/71):
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> That’s what I remind myself when “we need to teach young men not to rape” initiatives take the format of gathering all the boys into a room and telling them “OK, left to your own devices, you are all naturally rapists…”

Hmmmmm. Makes you think.

Either you can control yourselves (you can) or you can’t (you can). So, stop falling back on stereotypes when it suits you and start controlling yourselves.

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