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The page's domain and title are disappointing to me. Using sexualized language can create an environment that is unduly hostile to women, even if this is not i
by rjkaplan 9y ago
The page's domain and title are disappointing to me.
Using sexualized language can create an environment that is unduly hostile to women, even if this is not intended. Many of the biases against women that such language provokes are totally unconscious, so even if the intent is not harmful, it can be bad regardless.
More info here: http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Sexualized_environment http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Sexualized_environment
Wording in this comment borrowed from here: https://github.com/alecthomas/voluptuous/issues/287 https://github.com/alecthomas/voluptuous/issues/287
- 1_player 9y agoOh, please. Sexiness does not have gender. Is being human acceptable anymore? Yes, do we sex and find things and people sexy, sometimes even text editors.
- throw_throw 9y agoAre you implying only females can be sexy?
- adultSwim 9y agoI believe he's implying that women have been and continue to be sexualized in a way and to an extent that men are not. I'm fine with this particular example but I wholeheartedly agree with the comment. However me being fine with it isn't enough - everyone already takes me seriously. I haven't always seen that same courtesy extended to women engineers.
- type0 9y agoWith the same premise: https://rms.sexy https://rms.sexy The page's domain and title are disappointing to me. Using sexualized language can create an environment that is unduly hostile to RMS, even if this is not intended. Many of the biases against RMS that such language provokes are totally unconscious, so even if the intent is not harmful, it can be bad regardless. More info here: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.html