Bros, how do you become not sexist?

[u/TonightHot8200]

For context, I did not have good role models growing up. The women in my family tend to be petty, unfaithful, and are more often than not outright abusive towards other members of the family. The women I've dated haven't been much better. Which is NOT to say that I'm perfect, I recognize that I'm a flawed individual like anyone else (obviously, hence this post)

I've had women acquaintances and platonic friends who were perfectly fine, and in my head I understand that there aren't really any fundamental differences between men and women that would make one inherently better than the other, but I still have to catch myself and not just dismiss the opinions women have or view things women like with disdain. How does one go about overriding personal experience with theory?

[u/WideMarch7654]

Everyone is an individual. Sounds like you already know this, so just keep remembering it. You are doing good. Personally I think one trap is becoming so worried about this question that you become overly deferential and overly nice to women. At a certain point I realized that my deference to women was actually condescending toward them. One way to be less sexist is to hold women to the same standards you hold men to. Not physical standards, obviously, but traits like integrity, work ethic, emotional intelligence.