Probably not factually correct though as (in the interests of pedantry) it's common for a bloke who is getting more sex to actually end up being even more of a w****r. More stored brain material etc. #justsaying [emoji23]
Exactly, it's all about context. If you worked with a load of Jennifer Aniston/Kylie type middle aged birds then you'd LOVE the compliment. "Please! Think of me as whatever you want!!!! In fact just notice that I exist!!!". [emoji23]
This reminds me of my favourite story ever. My soon to be...
So my mum (71 years young) said that the guy was a bit of a dick for the comment as "nice dress, you look great" would have been better.
BUT she also said that (unknown variables notwithstanding) it would have been better for the woman to have had a quiet word with him or a colleague if she was...
Not all women nor all men think the same. Blanket statements also do not help the real issues. You're giving fuel to the "it's all PC gone mad" morons.
I'm pretty sure that even my mum, who is totally feminist, left wing etc wouldn't think that the case mentioned was sexist. In fact I'm going...
People are strange. My wife would (and has) taken comments like the one about the dress as a compliment. I struggle to understand why someone would complain about something so benign.
To me, this is exactly why real problems with actual nasty, sexist behaviour are brushed off as "PC gone mad"...