> Come now. Far worse things are said about women all over the web all the time. You can't possibly be ignorant enough to think that the existence of blatant (

> Come now. Far worse things are said about women all over the web all the time. You can't possibly be ignorant enough to think that the existence of blatant (albeit throwaway) misogyny like the example here would be tolerated on HN? There'd be rightful complaints right at the top of the thread and dissenters would be downvoted to hell. To be clear, I'd very much be joining in on the downvoting: a throwaway joke about women being bad at something isn't within the bounds of what I consider acceptable in eg learning materials. Believe it or not, there are people out there who were raised with a shred of moral consistency, and who have actual moral beliefs (like being against sexism) instead of whatever grotesque facsimile of a conscience you've convinced yourself is your moral center. "But there are people out there who do worse!" isn't an ethical argument, it's a toddler's excuse for acting out.