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You're most likely being downvoted because you misunderstood the parent post. Saying "you can code even if you're a woman" is incredibly patronizing. It was ne
by scrollaway 11y ago
You're most likely being downvoted because you misunderstood the parent post.
Saying "you can code even if you're a woman" is incredibly patronizing. It was never in question.
If I started saying, "Well, I think everyone can code, even red-haired people", it'd be negatively worded against red-haired people.
Hey, have you ever heard a politician bring something up under the guise of defending their opponents?
Like maybe say "I do not believe in these allegations about my opponent being born outside the United States. And even if he isn't born in the US, it's not relevant. We should talk about his policies, not about my opponent being born outside the US."
- kazinator 11y agoIndeed. That's because "X occurs, even if Y" means something like, "In spite of the expectation that X doesn't occur because of confounding factor Y, X occurs anyway".
- startling 11y agoSo, your argument is "no one has ever said men are better at writing programs than women"?
- scrollaway 11y agoNot only am I not arguing (and thus don't have an argument), but even if I were, that would certainly not be my argument. I was explaining why the comment was getting downvoted. It is, however, interesting to see how you yourself are adopting a very similar tactic to the one I talk about in the post you replied to. Simply fascinating.
- startling 11y agoOK, I'll try to be more explicit. > Saying "you can code even if you're a woman" is incredibly patronizing. It was never in question. This isn't true. Tons of people question this!
- scrollaway 11y agoAre those people's opinions respectable? I know people who question the earth being round. Who question the moon landing. Does that mean the matter itself is "in question"? I guess I phrased it pretty vaguely huh? Fair enough.