I'm gonna go against the grain here... But if a woman asked me to move for religious reasons, my response would depend on how inconvenient this would be for me.
If switching seats was a simple matter of going to sit elsewhere on the plane, I'd do it. I mean, who cares, really? I don't need to make a stand here because I'm non-religious and think gender segregation is silly. I don't really need to agree with the reasons for the switch, it's just a civil thing to do. Depending on how much coffee I've had that morning, I might make a snarky remark on the way out.
If switching seats would greatly inconvenience me, I'd refuse and ask the other passenger to switch themselves.
Reading the article, that's what the Jewish man ended up doing... He switched seats when the woman refused to switch, which was her right. I don't think this was as big an issue as people make it out to be.
I think it could be potentially humiliating too as a woman. There is an example I found that may resonate for you more as a man; apparently there are several airlines that have a history of asking men to move if they are seated next to a minor under the age of 15... automatically assuming that men are pedophiles. I think that's when you'd start to feel marginalized and upset, right?
I'm gonna go against the grain here... But if a woman asked me to move for religious reasons, my response would depend on how inconvenient this would be for me.
If switching seats was a simple matter of going to sit elsewhere on the plane, I'd do it. I mean, who cares, really? I don't need to make a stand here because I'm non-religious and think gender segregation is silly. I don't really need to agree with the reasons for the switch, it's just a civil thing to do. Depending on how much coffee I've had that morning, I might make a snarky remark on the way out.
If switching seats would greatly inconvenience me, I'd refuse and ask the other passenger to switch themselves.
Reading the article, that's what the Jewish man ended up doing... He switched seats when the woman refused to switch, which was her right. I don't think this was as big an issue as people make it out to be.
I think it could be potentially humiliating too as a woman. There is an example I found that may resonate for you more as a man; apparently there are several airlines that have a history of asking men to move if they are seated next to a minor under the age of 15... automatically assuming that men are pedophiles. I think that's when you'd start to feel marginalized and upset, right?
What a great example... Thank you. I think I understand the woman's reaction better now, and I'm not so sure anymore that I would be so accommodating.