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How would you feel about "Etsy Wants to Give Male Programmers $5,000 to Attend Hacker School"? It would be in the news all over the country. If you can't switc
by karinqe 15y ago
How would you feel about "Etsy Wants to Give Male Programmers $5,000 to Attend Hacker School"?
It would be in the news all over the country. If you can't switch male/female without feeling like it's wrong one way, it's wrong the other way too.
- GiraffeNecktie 15y agoJust because it's wrong one way doesn't make it wrong the other way. It's wrong for Etsy to give male programmers money because women are already underrepresented and, in many ways, disadvantaged in a male dominated hacker culture. It would also not be wrong to give poor black kids a chance (even though it would be wrong to "discriminate" against white kids).
- karinqe 15y agoThe point of non-discrimination is EQUALITY between people of all races and genders. So if you can't switch the sides, they are not equal and it is wrong. This is just madness. You can give poor black kids a chance by giving them equal rights and rules. Anyway, woman are underrepresented by their own choice and are in no way disadvantaged. I actually feel it is the opposite, that as a woman, I'm in advantage in IT.