I Don't Mean to be Rude, but Your Words Are Hurting You: Sexist Disclaimers and Ambivalent Sexism

Sexist disclaimers often accompany sexist phrases to minimize the perception of the speaker’s sexist attitude. The current study showed significantly (p = .043) higher perceived speaker sexism and significantly (p = .001) lower speaker likability when sexist disclaimers were present versus absent, regardless of pairings with sexist or non-sexist phrases.