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If you were reading a relationship advice column, you'd assume it was written by a woman. That's not sexism. And do we need more men in 'relationship advice'?
by axod 16y ago
If you were reading a relationship advice column, you'd assume it was written by a woman. That's not sexism.
And do we need more men in 'relationship advice'? Only if they want to be there.
I really wish this ridiculous and unhelpful "There's no women in tech because of evil men" meme would die.
- crux_ 16y ago> If you were reading a relationship advice column, you'd assume it was written by a woman. That's not sexism. Um... in what way is it not a sexist assumption? > I really wish this ridiculous and unhelpful "There's no women in tech because of evil men" meme would die. Evil? No. Sexist: a thousand times yes. The culture of technology, and especially startups, is quite frankly vile in this regard. Is it the sole cause of "no women in tech"? Almost certainly not -- but I find the rampant sexism plenty objectionable in its own right, regardless of (speculated) effects on diversity.
- axod 16y ago> Um... in what way is it not a sexist assumption? Because it's statistics. 99%+ of relationship advice columns are by females. Is it sexist to give women lower rates for car insurance? Is it sexist to give men different rates for life insurance? I would say absolutely not. Women are safer in cars, and men die younger. Those are facts. (FWIW The interfering EU are due to vote on 'sexism' within insurance shortly)
- crux_ 16y agoIt doesn't matter whether something is 51-49% or 90-10%. There is no excuse for allowing 'statistical' assumptions to translate into a burden or punishment upon the minority. (If a culture or community does allow this to happen, then any slight tendencies will be artificially magnified and reinforced into an unnaturally lopsided distribution.) Side notes: I put 'statistical' in scare quotes above, as it's all to easy to pull self-justifying statistics out of your ass, as you did.
- axod 16y agoEveryone is a minority depending on what criteria you use. People should grow the hell up and stop being offended by everything.
- crux_ 16y agoEverything means anything depending on what definition you use. That's not supporting your viewpoint, it's an excuse to avoid having to do so. It's an adult's place to speak up when they think something is wrong. And I'm sorry, but some things are worth being offended over.