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Why not both? If she were a dude with an unfitted black tee, it seems a lot less likely that she'd be accused of being 'fake'.
by jbooth 9y ago
Why not both?
If she were a dude with an unfitted black tee, it seems a lot less likely that she'd be accused of being 'fake'.
- tptacek 9y agoNobody should have to defend themselves against false accusations that they're not even a real person. This issue is simpler than the thread here makes it sound. I agree that there's probably an unpleasant subtext behind this guy's decision to wreck Naomi Wu's career. All I'm saying is, we don't have to reach that issue to see how reckless what he did was.
- rpdillon 9y agoI've still never figured out if TJ Holowaychuk is a hive mind or not. I kind of suspect not, but the history is interesting! Context: https://medium.com/@kelas/how-is-tj-holowaychuk-so-insanely-productive-604818b4e9eb https://medium.com/@kelas/how-is-tj-holowaychuk-so-insanely-...
- Bromskloss 9y ago> Nobody should have to defend themselves against false accusations that they're not even a real person. Do you mean the accusation that someone is playing a role for marketing purposes, and is not actually like the image portrayed? Why is that such an inconceivable accusation? Why should nobody have to defend herself against that?
- humanrebar 9y ago> If she were a dude with an unfitted black tee... That's an odd argument. Why would someone manufacture a schlubby geek persona? Seems like attractiveness and distinctiveness are key qualities in a (hypothetical) persona.