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I'm not sure I see why it's sexist, aside from the fact that it is tangentially related to gender. Which is not to say it isn't, but I'd like to hear you expla
by sliverstorm 11y ago
I'm not sure I see why it's sexist, aside from the fact that it is tangentially related to gender.
Which is not to say it isn't, but I'd like to hear you explain/justify your claim that it is sexist.
- atom-morgan 11y ago> I'm not sure I see why it's sexist, aside from the fact that it is tangentially related to gender. That's usually all it takes nowadays.
- Fomite 11y agoI'll take a swing at this...with the note that something can be 'mildly sexist'. Sexist, without being a four alarm fire. The problem is it feeds pretty heavily into the notion of "Male as Default" and that when you're talking to a tech audience, you're talking exclusively to guys. The thing being discussed, compared to, etc. is supposed to be a common experience, something that you've actually thought about, or at least would go "Yeah, that is weird..." For half the population, urinals are not so much something they interact with. By assuming it's a common experience, you're assuming the reader is male.