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Posted by Carlos Maldonado September 20, 2013, 11:05 pm

Hello all,

First some background information.

Article 21st of our Constitution in Venezuela, says something like:

"Everyone is equal when faced to the law, in consequence:

No discrimination will be allowed, based on race, gender, religion or social condition ..."

So our country is supposedly sensitive and prepared to avoid sex-based discrimination.

However in real life, I perceive that Venezuela has a particularly high presence of "sexual innuendo" in everyday conversation; it is highly common and it's socially accepted. I consider this a form of sexism.

I have come to such analysis after empirically comparing the following countries where I have been in the last 7 years:

- Uruguay
- Argentina
- Colombia
- Perú
- Chile
- Bolivia
- England
- Portugal

In none of these countries I have perceived such a strong presence of sexual innuendo in regular conversations as in Venezuela, where most people (men more frequently than women) are just waiting for a loophole in your discourse, to tease you with a phrase that could have double meaning.

I have a high interest in learning how to design a social psychology experiment that could be performed globally, in a particular set of countries to learn more about this phenomenon and get a better grasp of how common it is in other countries / cultures.

Any particular ideas or pointers to create such an experiment?

Thank you,

Carlos Maldonado