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Excluding? How? If it were a .chick or something similar I would not feel like it was meant for only female use. This is CS, a lack of groupthink-y "profession
by d0lph 11y ago
Excluding? How? If it were a .chick or something similar I would not feel like it was meant for only female use.
This is CS, a lack of groupthink-y "professionalism" is why I like this field.
- ant6n 11y ago.chick sounds offensive, but for different reasons.
- CJefferson 11y agoThe reason you wouldn't feel it was only for female use is that (I imagine, I'm sorry if I misinterpret your life) you have not been made to feel that a field you love (computing) is mainly "not for you", but for the other gender (or another group). While it's not nice to accept, most women I know well in computing have had bad experiences with "bro"-type people, saying they shouldn't / can't use a computer because they are a woman. On an at least monthly basis. For years. It grinds slowly over time. If you think CS is professional, I've got some bad news for you -- there are quite a lot of toxic badly behaved people around unfortunately.
- d0lph 11y agoI agree, women should not be discouraged from the CS field. It is in fact bizarre to me that someone would tell women they don't belong in CS. But my point is that this is not particularly offensive, it's purely a pun. I think being oversensitive can be as damaging as being unsensitive.