I think people are blowing things way out of proportion when they start talking about the sexual assault risk implication of a setting in an web app. Imho, wha

I think people are blowing things way out of proportion when they start talking about the sexual assault risk implication of a setting in an web app. Imho, what happens when gender is given undue relevance is what you see in a Youtube comments to a guy playing guitar vs comments to a girl playing guitar. On the former, the worst you get is guitar skill/technique bashing, on the latter, creepy lewd comments about your body. When you're in a social environment, giving prominence to irrelevant facts, no matter how true or harmless they are, that's just noise that detract from the experience.