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With all due respect there is precisely no evidence in any of her voluminous writing that (and I quote): * she is overreacting * she really is too touchy * s

With all due respect there is precisely no evidence in any of her voluminous writing that (and I quote): * she is overreacting * she really is too touchy * she's raging * playing the sexism card every time you run into a bad manager * overly paranoid * a bit of a jerk * [has] a chip on your shoulder in re sexism * [has] license to be as emotional as one likes * she's frustrated * too much drama * emotions are out of control > can you point to compelling evidence that it was motivated by sexism I haven't mentioned sexism - I have only mentioned the unbelievable response to her blog post. All her other blog posts are credible - why isn't this one?

andrewflnr 15y ago
There's insufficient evidence both ways. Lack of evidence plus emotional topic equals lots of vehement criticism. I'm not saying it's right, just that you shouldn't be so shocked.
- roguecoder 15y ago
  Shocked? No. Willing to quietly sit by while the "vehement criticism" (actually rampent, foul sexism that would never be directed at a male tech blogger) is condoned and defended and is accorded more respect than the original article from a respected blogger? Also no. The latter is happening in public in a documented form so there is more than enough evidence to "prove" it happened.
bermanoid 15y ago
Her other blog posts are perfectly credible, and she comes across as a somewhat harsh, and typically cynical sysadmin... ...from which most of the things you've quoted follow pretty naturally, whether the author is male or female. You're right, you don't need to mention sexism to make any judgements. So why should we assume that sexism is to blame when people dislike her? I've disliked most sysadmins that I've interacted with, regardless of sex, and that includes myself, when I've been forced into that role...it's a shitty job, and while somebody's got to do it, we never like the "assholes" that end up complaining to us about how our dev practices affect ops people. But the rest of us don't try to pin that on X-ism, we just accept that it's an unpopular position within any company...

andrewflnr 15y ago

There's insufficient evidence both ways. Lack of evidence plus emotional topic equals lots of vehement criticism. I'm not saying it's right, just that you shouldn't be so shocked.

roguecoder 15y ago
Shocked? No. Willing to quietly sit by while the "vehement criticism" (actually rampent, foul sexism that would never be directed at a male tech blogger) is condoned and defended and is accorded more respect than the original article from a respected blogger? Also no. The latter is happening in public in a documented form so there is more than enough evidence to "prove" it happened.

bermanoid 15y ago

Her other blog posts are perfectly credible, and she comes across as a somewhat harsh, and typically cynical sysadmin... ...from which most of the things you've quoted follow pretty naturally, whether the author is male or female. You're right, you don't need to mention sexism to make any judgements. So why should we assume that sexism is to blame when people dislike her? I've disliked most sysadmins that I've interacted with, regardless of sex, and that includes myself, when I've been forced into that role...it's a shitty job, and while somebody's got to do it, we never like the "assholes" that end up complaining to us about how our dev practices affect ops people. But the rest of us don't try to pin that on X-ism, we just accept that it's an unpopular position within any company...