"this context paints a different picture than the one the author was trying to convey."
Really? Because what I read from the original ("out-of-context") quote was a guy trying to be funny with some sexist remarks. I didn't care what he said before or after, because it didn't matter. The part that was tasteless was tasteless and wrong.
It's not like you earn a get-away-with-sexism-free card for every complementary comment you make about a woman.
The part that was tasteless was tasteless and wrong.
Agreed.
I didn't care what he said before or after, because it didn't matter
Of course it matters, the whole truth always matters. The speaker's comments were absolutely inappropriate, but he did not make them to the exclusion of her notable accomplishments. Yes, the sexist remarks were wrong, but his opening remarks mitigate the notion that he is only capable of viewing women as sex objects.
a guy trying to be funny with some sexist remarks
Agreed once again, but I think it's important to draw a distinction between this type of sexism and genuine misogyny (e.g. women are too emotional/less capable/worse at math/deserve to make less money etc).
Really? Because what I read from the original ("out-of-context") quote was a guy trying to be funny with some sexist remarks. I didn't care what he said before or after, because it didn't matter. The part that was tasteless was tasteless and wrong.
It's not like you earn a get-away-with-sexism-free card for every complementary comment you make about a woman.