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I'm glad someone called Tom out on that image he posted. It's minor in the entire scheme of things, but what irritates me are the casual comments and reactions
by Hisoka 15y ago
I'm glad someone called Tom out on that image he posted. It's minor in the entire scheme of things, but what irritates me are the casual comments and reactions like "That's ok.. haha, very funny!" It's like there's this cognitive dissonance happening: people believe in equality between sexes, and treating women like regular humans with respect... yet we also make casual comments that treat females as just objects. It's not just engineers of course, it's most men. And I'm being very very strict here. I'm talking about saying things like "Check that ass out." or "Damn, I'll do that" when you're with your buddies.
I may sound like a downer that can't have fun, but when the vast majority of humans on this world end up cheating on their spouses, you have to be somewhat serious about this.
- watty 15y agoWhy is this on HN? I'd bet that < 10% of the population were offended by that photo. If it were a picture of Fabio with his shirt off (gasp) there would be < 2% offended. Yes, there are men who say "check that ass out" and there are also women. Generalizations suck.
- icebraining 15y agoIsn't there a difference between that picture and what's common? I mean, if there's anyone objectifying women in that picture it's the woman! And I don't see how is it wrong for people to objectify themselves. Frankly, that picture is a bad example of the rampant mysogyny which does actually exist in our field.
- tomjen3 15y agoPlease provide evidence for your claims about cheating. Secondly there is no issue with treating women with respect in the workplace and have fun with them after.
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