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I agree that the post's title is not very tactful or professional but I don't think it's sexist. The term "bro" refers to values like fraternity and solidarity
by bbrizzi 15y ago
I agree that the post's title is not very tactful or professional but I don't think it's sexist.
The term "bro" refers to values like fraternity and solidarity. Even the word fraternity comes from the latin frater which means brother but "fraternity" is not a male-only concept.
I myself consider some girls to be my "bros" even though I wouldn't use that term, but I agree in the values it conveys.
Additionally, if a girl applied for that job in particular I don't think she would be turned down because of her sex (at least I hope so).
- felideon 15y agoPlease google the term "brogrammer". You are defending the post (or playing devil's advocate) by implying a meaning that is not really the currently held inferred meaning. (As far as I'm aware.)
- Dylan16807 15y agoExplain. I can't find any definition of "brogrammer" that isn't a portmanteau of "bro" and "programmer". And "bro" is not a gender-specific term any more than "milkman".
- mikeryan 15y agoSeriously? The third google result for "brogrammer" is this: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=brogrammer http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=brogrammer
- Dylan16807 15y ago1. Programmer who...frat boy...calling everybody "bro" 2. A programmer who looks like, acts like, or is a bro. 3. A popular, cool, or otherwise normal person who has become intrigued by the fun of programming. 4. a bro who somehow learned to program All of these seem to agree with what I said about it being bro + programmer and not itself about gender.
- mikeryan 15y agoAll of these seem to agree with what I said about it being bro + programmer and not itself about gender. Try looking up the term "bro" on there http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bro http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bro Obnoxious partying males who are often seen at college parties. An alpha male idiot. a usually white young male Stupid white trash guys in the 909 with lifted trucks, wife beaters, shitty music
- Dylan16807 15y agoI don't know what to say about urban dictionary. There seem to be at least three distinct insulting stereotypes in addition to the definition that's close to 'buddy'.
- felideon 15y agoThe first five results (including twitter, as jgrahamc mentioned) should give you an idea.
- sciurus 15y agohttp://www.quora.com/Brogramming/How-does-a-programmer-become-a-brogrammer http://www.quora.com/Brogramming/How-does-a-programmer-becom... The first piece of advice is "Attire: Polo, tight so the chicks can see how defined your muscles are".
- sciurus 15y agohttp://www.quora.com/Brogramming/How-does-a-programmer-become-a-brogrammer http://www.quora.com/Brogramming/How-does-a-programmer-becom... The first piece of advice is "Attire: Polo, tight so the chicks can see how defined your muscles are".
- banane 15y agoMy understanding is that it came from Facebook's core of post-collegiate boy programmers.
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- bbrizzi 15y agoAh, I didn't know it was a "thing". Looking it up comforts the idea that the post is silly and childish. I was indeed playing devil's advocate: it's not because the ad is clumsily worded that its author's intent was to exclude females.