Hear any good jokes lately? How about any sexist ones? If you said those two things are mutually exclusive, you are correct. 

Sexist humor belongs nowhere. Yet who hasn’t been around it? It may sound hard to be the lone person not laughing at a friend’s joke because it didn’t sit well with you. But be the cheese that stands alone, not laughing. You might inspire others in the room to dim their laughs and maybe next time, not laugh at all.

One of Lisa Kristoff’s articles this Domestic Violence Awareness Month touches on something sexist attitudes feed into: rape culture, such as blaming a victim because she wore a short skirt.

If you haven’t caught Kristoff’s articles and others this month, including Editor Kevin Burnham’s recent editorial that lists signs of domestic violence, you can at wiscassetnewspaper.com or boothbayregister.com 

Week’s positive parting thought: According to Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce’s email newsletter last week, a sale set for Nov. 5 at Wiscasset Community Center supports the work of New Hope Midcoast, formerly New Hope for Women. For more on the sale of new and gently used adult and children’s clothing, visit newhopemidcoast.org or call (207) 691-5969.