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>>femfos+(OP)
I'm a bit sad about how eager everyone is jumping on the idea that "candid advice" will always be construed as possibly sexist. I'm from Germany and we are famously blunt, so maybe there is a cultural aspect to this, but to me candor != risk of sexism. If your advice is candid, it also shouldn't leave any ambiguity..."I'm unsure about you doing the pitch because the last N times you froze up and you seem nervous again" makes your reasoning clear without beating around the bush. How can you twist this into something sexist?

>>igorkr+5i
In American logic the listener need only question your motivations to demonize you. Eg. "would you have said this if I wasn't {Black,female,Olympic badminton athlete}?" If you find this incredulous I assure you that although it is rare, a minority will accuse you and their accusations will be taken seriously by many.