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by thingsgoby 3851 days ago
Isn't is a bit sexist that they use a good looking actress instead of one of the creators doing it herself? I wonder why that is
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I don't know. Why would it be or not be?

Or might it only "sort of but not exactly" be?

I've heard of things being said that any individual instance wouldn't necessarily be sexist, but the fact that it is particularly common is. Is that a relevant idea? I am not sure.

However, perhaps the question might not be best considered only in terms of sexism, but in terms of general views on attractiveness, and then relating that to sexism?

But then again, that could also not apply. I don't know. I'm not really making any claims here.

I figure that this probably isn't a particularly harmful thing in this instance, if it is at all, though it might be a useful thing as a starting point for thinking about a topic. But also, it could be useless for that also.

I don't know.