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ArchivesRe: Controversial study on sexism and hurricane deaths
in reply to a message by clevelandkentevans
OK. I didn't read the studies so I don't know how they measured name gender, especially for the one about hypothetical evacuation. True that a person's perception of a name's gender relative to perception about its sex, is a different thing from a name's conventional sex. heh
I'm not sure it can really be called an issue of sexist (or racist) bias. Maybe just stereotyping bias, because assumptions about hurricane danger don't necessarily imply disrespectful behavior towards people.
Well, it's very interesting. Thanks for posting the link.
I'm curious - what advice did you give to the National Weather Service on naming hurricanes, to no avail?
- mirfak
I'm not sure it can really be called an issue of sexist (or racist) bias. Maybe just stereotyping bias, because assumptions about hurricane danger don't necessarily imply disrespectful behavior towards people.
Well, it's very interesting. Thanks for posting the link.
I'm curious - what advice did you give to the National Weather Service on naming hurricanes, to no avail?
- mirfak
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