I know a guy or two that seem to be more respectful and more forwarding to a woman or women in general. For instance, a response may not be clear to this person when told by a man, but when told by a woman, they seem to grasp better attention. They also care more about the safety of a woman than a man, even if a man had a worse problem than the woman is having, yet they seem to direct their attention to the woman. They also get angry to slightly-offensive jokes told by men, and yet they laugh hysterically to women.
Despite these hypocritical acts, i don’t know a way to describe them, all i know is that i sense a sexual vibe from these 2 men, yet they claim not to be wanting any sexual relations with women. So in conclusion what would be the word / adjective to describe this gender-respectful act? And is there any alternatives towards men?
Answer
To add to @MathieuK.‘s answer, this particular form of sexism is called benevolent sexism:
Benevolent sexism is a form of paternalistic prejudice (treating a lower status group as a father might treat a child) directed toward women. … Benevolent sexism, however, is an affectionate but patronizing attitude that treats women as needing men’s help, protection, and provision (i.e., as being more like children than adults).
Source: psychology.iresearchnet.com
This is different to the stereotypical hostile sexism, and may be why you were confused.
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