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I suspect the cause of her issues is not that she is female, but that she uses her physical attractiveness to promote herself in a community that has traditiona

I suspect the cause of her issues is not that she is female, but that she uses her physical attractiveness to promote herself in a community that has traditionally valued pure technical ability over all. If you look at her YouTube channel, it's full of her showing off scantily clad outfits, which has allowed her to amass a relatively large audience. Had she been male, her same projects wouldn't have allowed her to attain any sort of similar notoriety (the fact that many of them center around fashion aside). Contrast the lack of similar reactions towards Jeri Ellsworth.

porfirium 9y ago
That's the point. She's not just a woman, she's a woman with fake tits and no problems to show her physique--I think the possibility of her being a persona is over the roof, the same I would think of a super hot guy who posts all of his gadgets surrounded by his abs I have not followed this case at all, but given my experience looking at twitch camwhores and the like I would be inclined to think of her being a persona for some nefarious purpose (selling shit? just getting clicks?). Evidently if I were the CEO of a company I would not make such an accusation openly. That was the mistake here. Anyway as they say "just don't look". Don't give any attention to either of them.
UncleMeat 9y ago
Not long ago, there was a stanford grad student who got featured in some cologne ads in the usual hunky poses. Did anybody question his technical ability? At all?
cmiles74 9y ago
I don't think I've experienced this rarefied field where people were valued purely by their technical ability. I would love to be in that field! In my opinion, no one should be penalized for their attractiveness or lack thereof and no one should be penalized for the clothes they decide to wear. Any shame you may feel over being attracted to someone is kind of your own thing and, surely, doesn't impact that person's ability to do their work, technical or otherwise. For sure, many workplaces have certain dress requirements. This is someone blogging on their own time, from their own home or workshop. They can wear whatever they like.
- MHB8080A 9y ago
  She is not being penalized for her attractiveness, quite the contrary. Her choice of clothing has allowed her to gain a substantial media following without the need for advanced technical ability - she has admitted herself that most of her projects were on a "middle-school level" (hyperbole, but still demonstrative). It's not the case of a person who happens to be attractive doing technical things and being judged for it - it's the case of a person becoming popular because of their attractiveness, with the technical abilities being secondary. Plus, if you look at the media reaction to the events, it is almost entirely supportive. Dale Dougherty was blasted by the media and had to apologize for his remarks.

porfirium 9y ago

That's the point. She's not just a woman, she's a woman with fake tits and no problems to show her physique--I think the possibility of her being a persona is over the roof, the same I would think of a super hot guy who posts all of his gadgets surrounded by his abs I have not followed this case at all, but given my experience looking at twitch camwhores and the like I would be inclined to think of her being a persona for some nefarious purpose (selling shit? just getting clicks?). Evidently if I were the CEO of a company I would not make such an accusation openly. That was the mistake here. Anyway as they say "just don't look". Don't give any attention to either of them.

UncleMeat 9y ago

Not long ago, there was a stanford grad student who got featured in some cologne ads in the usual hunky poses. Did anybody question his technical ability? At all?

cmiles74 9y ago

I don't think I've experienced this rarefied field where people were valued purely by their technical ability. I would love to be in that field! In my opinion, no one should be penalized for their attractiveness or lack thereof and no one should be penalized for the clothes they decide to wear. Any shame you may feel over being attracted to someone is kind of your own thing and, surely, doesn't impact that person's ability to do their work, technical or otherwise. For sure, many workplaces have certain dress requirements. This is someone blogging on their own time, from their own home or workshop. They can wear whatever they like.

MHB8080A 9y ago
She is not being penalized for her attractiveness, quite the contrary. Her choice of clothing has allowed her to gain a substantial media following without the need for advanced technical ability - she has admitted herself that most of her projects were on a "middle-school level" (hyperbole, but still demonstrative). It's not the case of a person who happens to be attractive doing technical things and being judged for it - it's the case of a person becoming popular because of their attractiveness, with the technical abilities being secondary. Plus, if you look at the media reaction to the events, it is almost entirely supportive. Dale Dougherty was blasted by the media and had to apologize for his remarks.