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I guess it says something sad about my prejudices that I saw the name "Jean" and assumed it was a man's name. I forgot that the field was so much more inclusiv
by Pxtl 9y ago
I guess it says something sad about my prejudices that I saw the name "Jean" and assumed it was a man's name. I forgot that the field was so much more inclusive of women back then.
- herpderperator 9y agoDon't feel bad. She finds it funny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv4KrY9GhQQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv4KrY9GhQQ
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- ams6110 9y agoI would assume "Jean" to be a woman and "Gene" to be a man.
- Pxtl 9y agoI was thinking French. I kept seeing notable programmers with female-sounding names like Jan and then realizing it was a non-Anglophonic man's name that's spelled like an English woman's name.