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You seem to be saying that Thea isn't a "real" woman. That's insulting, gross, and incredibly inappropriate. It's not "controversy"; it's insults and hate hidde

You seem to be saying that Thea isn't a "real" woman. That's insulting, gross, and incredibly inappropriate. It's not "controversy"; it's insults and hate hidden under this plausibly-deniable veneer of "conversation". It's bigotry and bullshit. I'm glad those comments are dead, and hope yours follows.

birdyrooster 5y ago
Yeah Thea is as real of a woman as any cisgendered woman. It's upsetting that the commenter couldn't realize that there are legitimate claims about cisgendered women lack of representation in tech, but to come out with hateful language derails any useful discussion. They are literally creating a flame war while decrying that HN can't talk about certain topics. Also I am not sure this comment section is the place to talk about it.
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transgressions 5y ago
Transwomen aren't real women, and that includes Thea. I mean, it's in the word itself. That's not to disparage Thea's work, which is both interesting and valuable. But this self-promotion as a woman is really quite absurd. It reminds me of the recent Pwn2Own competition, where Alisa Shevchenko became the first woman to participate and win a category in the contest. Nevertheless, that didn't stop some people trying to claim that a transwoman, who had previously competed as a man, was somehow the first woman to do this. Alisa put them right and was pilloried for it: https://twitter.com/alisaesage/status/1381543050476838913 https://twitter.com/alisaesage/status/1381543050476838913 It's sad to see real women having their achievements downplayed or shoved aside like this, just to tickle the egos of men who don't feel comfortable being men, in this male-dominated space.
globular-toast 5y ago
We don't hate anyone. We hate lies. Truly. Could you perhaps find the empathy in you to understand what it's like to hate lies and see that it's not the same as hating people?
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birdyrooster 5y ago

Yeah Thea is as real of a woman as any cisgendered woman. It's upsetting that the commenter couldn't realize that there are legitimate claims about cisgendered women lack of representation in tech, but to come out with hateful language derails any useful discussion. They are literally creating a flame war while decrying that HN can't talk about certain topics. Also I am not sure this comment section is the place to talk about it.

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transgressions 5y ago

Transwomen aren't real women, and that includes Thea. I mean, it's in the word itself. That's not to disparage Thea's work, which is both interesting and valuable. But this self-promotion as a woman is really quite absurd. It reminds me of the recent Pwn2Own competition, where Alisa Shevchenko became the first woman to participate and win a category in the contest. Nevertheless, that didn't stop some people trying to claim that a transwoman, who had previously competed as a man, was somehow the first woman to do this. Alisa put them right and was pilloried for it: https://twitter.com/alisaesage/status/1381543050476838913 https://twitter.com/alisaesage/status/1381543050476838913 It's sad to see real women having their achievements downplayed or shoved aside like this, just to tickle the egos of men who don't feel comfortable being men, in this male-dominated space.

globular-toast 5y ago

We don't hate anyone. We hate lies. Truly. Could you perhaps find the empathy in you to understand what it's like to hate lies and see that it's not the same as hating people?

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