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Whether it's helpful or not, I hope it's self aware. Jumping from denigrating men to celebrating a culture without denigration in a single sentence is impressive.

> Is this casual sexism helpful to anyone, men or women?

It communicates the author's perspective to the reader, and that may be useful to them if they believe (correctly?) that such a statement will bring them favour.

Personally, I dislike it and hold a dim view of it; but I can't speak for others.

That sounds like irony. Given the author is German and lives in France for years, it could totally be a sarcasm to denounce the current situation. It's hard to tell just by text though.