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why is the term "bro" instead of "hoe"? Isn't "whore" more demonstrative of lack of morals, compared to "brother"? It's a silly conversation-- Clearly "tech b

why is the term "bro" instead of "hoe"? Isn't "whore" more demonstrative of lack of morals, compared to "brother"? It's a silly conversation-- Clearly "tech bro" is misandrist. It enviously discounts men for success in technology, often while simultaneously expecting something from said men (such as emotional or financial support, again, while simultaneously insulting them... yeah, not productive).

mnqw 4y ago
It is indeed a silly conversation, because you apply nitpicking and tangents to a term that refers to a culturally comprehensive concept that the reader is supposed to understand in context. The term "bro" refers to the clique aspect, same as "fraternity" or "sorority". It could have been "tech sis", but the majority of tech bros were male, certainly at the time the term was coined.
helgie 4y ago
Simpler answer that doesn’t require weird psychoanalysis: bro is used because of the perception (possibly reality?) of the ratio of men to women in tech.
lm28469 4y ago
> why is the term "bro" instead of "hoe"? Because the vast majority of programmers are men, hence we use men related adjectives/words. These things describe stereotypes, there is no "tech hoe" stereotype as far as I can tell https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126823/worldwide-developer-gender/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126823/worldwide-develo... Same reason why in France we say "infirmieres" (feminine) to say nurse although the neutral should be "infirmiers" (masculine): because 85%+ nurses are women > Clearly "tech bro" is misandrist. Yet no one ever complained about it ever American reading way to much into these gender stuff should be an Olympic sport
- zeroonetwothree 4y ago
  Pretty sure people complain about it in every single HN thread that uses the term
  - lm28469 4y ago
    > in every single HN thread Can we find a smaller and more biased sample ?

mnqw 4y ago

It is indeed a silly conversation, because you apply nitpicking and tangents to a term that refers to a culturally comprehensive concept that the reader is supposed to understand in context. The term "bro" refers to the clique aspect, same as "fraternity" or "sorority". It could have been "tech sis", but the majority of tech bros were male, certainly at the time the term was coined.

helgie 4y ago

Simpler answer that doesn’t require weird psychoanalysis: bro is used because of the perception (possibly reality?) of the ratio of men to women in tech.

lm28469 4y ago

> why is the term "bro" instead of "hoe"? Because the vast majority of programmers are men, hence we use men related adjectives/words. These things describe stereotypes, there is no "tech hoe" stereotype as far as I can tell https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126823/worldwide-developer-gender/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126823/worldwide-develo... Same reason why in France we say "infirmieres" (feminine) to say nurse although the neutral should be "infirmiers" (masculine): because 85%+ nurses are women > Clearly "tech bro" is misandrist. Yet no one ever complained about it ever American reading way to much into these gender stuff should be an Olympic sport

zeroonetwothree 4y ago
Pretty sure people complain about it in every single HN thread that uses the term
- lm28469 4y ago
  > in every single HN thread Can we find a smaller and more biased sample ?