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I'm really impressed, you don't usually see women who are this obsessed with vintage video games. Extremely rare in my experience. EDIT: Why the downvotes? I a

• xedrac 4y ago
  Because it's taboo to suggest that men and women tend to have different interests.
  • brnt 4y ago
    Rather, it seems taboo for a certain group to suggest there might not be any difference.
    • JohnBooty 4y ago
      Rather than talking about "taboos," which sound sort of mysterious and arbitrary, let's take a look at why commenting on her gender wasn't the best thing. First I have no doubt that the original comment up there, commenting how it's odd to see a woman involved in such a hobby, was made completely innocently! But even if something is both correct and innocent, it's not always like... the best choice. It was off topic for sure and more to the point, it winds up simply reinforcing the stereotype. Imagine a comment along the lines of, "oh -- a black valedictorian! don't see that often!" Awkward at best, and the fact that you're pointing out the perceived exception to a perceived stereotype is evidence that you're kinda bought into the stereotype.
  • 3np 4y ago
    No, but the general sentiment here seems to be that it's at best off-topic here.
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• esperent 4y ago
  Just treat her as a human being, there's no reason whatsoever to bring up gender here. I can assure you, as a guy who enjoys many traditionally feminine activities: when you're doing something contrary to gender norms and people constantly bring that up, even in a positive way, it feels extremely limiting and frustrating. Just let people enjoy stuff, especially when the result is awesome and fascinating articles like this.
• camdenlock 4y ago
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