I agree. Most women I know would be happy if you--not you specifically, but the rhetorical "you"--simply applied the "Don't act like a dick" rule. It's really s

I agree. Most women I know would be happy if you--not you specifically, but the rhetorical "you"--simply applied the "Don't act like a dick" rule. It's really simple. There are times when you want to act like a dick, but nudge nudge, wink wink, you think we know you aren't really a dick so you think it's ok. For example, if you are writing a blog post and you give it the title "Why learning javascript will help you launch your startup, conquer the world, and sleep with the prom queen," you're acting like a dick. You may think it's a nudge nudge, wink wink, kind of dick, but it's still acting like a dick. If you just stop doing that, you'd be surprised how much more traction you will get with women. And visible minorities. And a bunch of other people. It's not so much that we're outraged or offended or will protest and call for laws against stupid marketing ploys, but such writing often takes the tone that you and a bunch of other boys are in a cozy little club and we aren't invited. This makes us take our money and spend it somewhere else. http://raganwald.posterous.com/the-dont-act-like-a-dick-rule http://raganwald.posterous.com/the-dont-act-like-a-dick-rule