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So what if Wired Magazine have a gender imbalance over its lifetime. What's the issue here? Is it more about being offended that wired magazine don't offer equ

by kiba 16y ago

So what if Wired Magazine have a gender imbalance over its lifetime. What's the issue here? Is it more about being offended that wired magazine don't offer equal coverage to women entrepreneurs? Maybe there aren't just many tech entrepreneurs to cover.

jolie 16y ago
It's one thing to say that the magazine has gender parity issues in its coverage, but c'mon - a huge pair of boobs on the cover isn't exactly a step in the right direction.
showerst 16y ago
It's one thing to have an imbalance of sheer number, which may well be a reflection of reality. It's another thing entirely to make 90% of the women you do depict into sexbots. Putting ugly people on the covers doesn't sell magazines, but they could at least make some effort to depict reality.
- kiba 16y ago
  Men like beautiful sexy women. Sexbots? Who would think of women as a bunch of automation, unable to think for herself, with no interests of her own, with no agenda of her own as sexy? It is not.
  - crux_ 16y ago
    If the picture of a body and not a person, "sexbot" seems an appropriate term. Perhaps the distinction is too subtle for you?
  - epochwolf 16y ago
    > Who would think of women as a bunch of automation, unable to think for herself, with no interests of her own, with no agenda of her own as sexy? It is not. I can think of a few people that seem to think that way in the way they talk about women.
- pyre 16y ago
  > they could at least make some effort to > depict reality. A cover story titled: "You will most likely die alone, with no accomplishments to your name, and no one will remember you."
  - mfukar 16y ago
    But, that'll sell like crazy, dood!
- Tichy 16y ago
  "It's another thing entirely to make 90% of the women you do depict into sexbots" Could it be just your imagination that turns those women on the covers into sex bots?

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So what if Wired Magazine have a gender imbalance over its lifetime. What's the issue here? Is it more about being offended that wired magazine don't offer equ

by kiba 16y ago

jolie 16y ago
It's one thing to say that the magazine has gender parity issues in its coverage, but c'mon - a huge pair of boobs on the cover isn't exactly a step in the right direction.
showerst 16y ago
It's one thing to have an imbalance of sheer number, which may well be a reflection of reality. It's another thing entirely to make 90% of the women you do depict into sexbots. Putting ugly people on the covers doesn't sell magazines, but they could at least make some effort to depict reality.
- kiba 16y ago
  Men like beautiful sexy women. Sexbots? Who would think of women as a bunch of automation, unable to think for herself, with no interests of her own, with no agenda of her own as sexy? It is not.
  - crux_ 16y ago
    If the picture of a body and not a person, "sexbot" seems an appropriate term. Perhaps the distinction is too subtle for you?
  - epochwolf 16y ago
    > Who would think of women as a bunch of automation, unable to think for herself, with no interests of her own, with no agenda of her own as sexy? It is not. I can think of a few people that seem to think that way in the way they talk about women.
- pyre 16y ago
  > they could at least make some effort to > depict reality. A cover story titled: "You will most likely die alone, with no accomplishments to your name, and no one will remember you."
  - mfukar 16y ago
    But, that'll sell like crazy, dood!
- Tichy 16y ago
  "It's another thing entirely to make 90% of the women you do depict into sexbots" Could it be just your imagination that turns those women on the covers into sex bots?