"Am I a sexist for doing this?" doesn't mean "Am I absolutely, categorically a sexist for doing this?": the potential sexism of the subject is evidently made relative to the act in question.
It really is just another way of phrasing "is this sexist?" for most people. Which is one way to figure out which acts are sexist ("the point" as you say): ask someone else. Although I agree with the post on the whole, I think you're splitting a rather long hair. Question what is and isn't sexist (or otherwise a tendency worth changing) is pretty crucial.
I just defended Slumdog Millionaire to someone who said "isn't this just another bourgeois poverty-is-noble everyday-Joe-white-knight rescues damaged-but-still-hot-chick sex fantasy?" ... I really enjoyed that film, and felt his summary rather elided the good bits. Now I find myself wondering whether I applied an adequately critical mind to it.
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It really is just another way of phrasing "is this sexist?" for most people. Which is one way to figure out which acts are sexist ("the point" as you say): ask someone else. Although I agree with the post on the whole, I think you're splitting a rather long hair. Question what is and isn't sexist (or otherwise a tendency worth changing) is pretty crucial.
I just defended Slumdog Millionaire to someone who said "isn't this just another bourgeois poverty-is-noble everyday-Joe-white-knight rescues damaged-but-still-hot-chick sex fantasy?" ... I really enjoyed that film, and felt his summary rather elided the good bits. Now I find myself wondering whether I applied an adequately critical mind to it.