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The next time someone wonders why people think HackerNews is a crap place to be a woman, I'm pointing them to this thread.
by kaikai 11y ago
The next time someone wonders why people think HackerNews is a crap place to be a woman, I'm pointing them to this thread.
- kelukelugames 11y agoOne bad joke and one flagged comment. Are you kidding? This is the most well behaved thread of all time for a diversity related post.
- kaikai 11y agoI see more crap than just those two comments, and the ratio of comments actually related to the article is seriously low (I realize I'm not helping on that front). I do think this is a pretty good example because there's a mix of subtle sexism and silly trolling, all because the article happens to relate to women. It's not even a post about diversity! It's about an acquisition! Honestly though, I came back here to delete that comment, because it's not a big deal and I didn't think most people would get it. I'm leaving it the way it is because in your reply you countered with the fact that this is a very well behaved post considering the topic, and frankly, that's depressing.
- kelukelugames 11y agoI don't think it's silly trolling. It's subtle and overt sexism. It is a big deal. It shows a few people can derail productive discussion and flag posts off of the frontpage.
- kaikai 11y agoI think that we're arguing the same point...?
- kelukelugames 11y agoI'm not arguing. I literally paraphrased what you wrote in agreement.
- george_soros 11y agoIf my comment is subtle sexism, then what is the existence of women coding school? Probably unsubtle sexism, or shall I call it blatant sexism ? My intention was not to come across as a sexist, which I am most certainly not.
- cbd1984 11y agoDon't forget the transphobia and non-binary-phobia inherent in the fact this is a company exclusively for females, and how that transphobia and non-binary-phobia is being continued here in the form of comments mentioning it being downvoted and hidden by the moderation staff.
- cbd1984 11y agoFlagged for being off-topic and insulting.
- cbd1984 11y agoNo, it's a crap place to be a spammer, like you.