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> this very thread it shows just how latent misogyny is in the majority of the community Majority of what community? Are you noticing which comments are gettin
by MockObject 7y ago
> this very thread it shows just how latent misogyny is in the majority of the community
Majority of what community? Are you noticing which comments are getting voted high, and which ones are downvoted into nothingness?
- wpietri 7y agoThis community. Tech. HN. Sometimes these discussions, as here, go relatively well. But that's relative. There's still a lot of misogynist nonsense, both subtle and blatant, and I can watch my antisexist posts get voted up and down. But quite often they go poorly. That's something that's easy to miss if one isn't intentionally antisexist. And since sexism is something guys can ignore if we want, it's especially easy for us to miss it.
- MockObject 7y agoMy experience here on HN, over the recent past few years, has only ever been consistent with this thread. Anything that could possibly be interpreted or misinterpreted as sexist gets voted down into oblivion. As do any defenders on abstract principles, or who take neutral stances. This very comment of mine could be interpreted suspiciously as insufficiently antisexist, and be downvoted too. Further, I use HN as a proxy for the general attitudes of the tech industry.
- wpietri 7y agoMy experience is different. I submit that maybe you are only noticing what you're noticing. People who aren't directly affected by systemic oppression rarely notice it as much as people who are, if only because for the latter group success and even survival depends on being very alert the fine details.