Lumifer comments on Open thread for December 9 - 16, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion
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Depends on how you define sexism. Some people consider admitting that men and women are different to be sexism, never mind acting on that belief :-/
TheOtherDave's answer is basically correct. Crass and condescending people don't get far, but its possible to have a discussion of issues which cost Larry Summers so dearly.
Since this comment is framed in part as endorsing mine, I should probably say explicitly that while I agree denotationally with every piece of this comment taken individually, I don't endorse the comment as a whole connotationally.
:-D