Mike's not being sexist here; he's simply not realizing that Bella is a lot better at science than he is. It's not exactly tactful, but Bella hasn't revealed any of her personality or past to any of the people trying to be her friends, so how would he know she's good at science?
He is assuming is that she is sitting back and letting Edward do all the work. Regardless of whether or not she is good at science. It might not be sexist, but it is pretty insulting/demeaning to assume that she is being a slacker. I'd probably not say anything, but I'm timid like that IRL and I'd be frustrated with that. Most of my friends would not put up with that at all - it's almost as bad as accusing someone of cheating, to imply they didn't do their share of work in a group project.
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Mike's not being sexist here; he's simply not realizing that Bella is a lot better at science than he is. It's not exactly tactful, but Bella hasn't revealed any of her personality or past to any of the people trying to be her friends, so how would he know she's good at science?
He is assuming is that she is sitting back and letting Edward do all the work. Regardless of whether or not she is good at science. It might not be sexist, but it is pretty insulting/demeaning to assume that she is being a slacker. I'd probably not say anything, but I'm timid like that IRL and I'd be frustrated with that. Most of my friends would not put up with that at all - it's almost as bad as accusing someone of cheating, to imply they didn't do their share of work in a group project.
But other than that, YES, ITA.