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It's tongue-in-cheek, implying that many people working with the stuff already lost an eye to it. It's part joke and part telling people "hey, this stuff is re

It's tongue-in-cheek, implying that many people working with the stuff already lost an eye to it. It's part joke and part telling people "hey, this stuff is really dangerous, take it seriously or you'll lose an eye, or both". I don't think I've seen a single lab with high-powered lasers that didn't have a variant of this sign. A similar popular sign for chemical labs is "Carol Never Wore Her Safety Goggles. Now She Doesn't Need Them", depicting a blind woman with sunglasses and a white cane. (https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/carols-safety-goggles https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/carols-safety-goggles)

jakderrida 3y ago
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- bipson 3y ago
  Inclusion goes both ways? On a serious note: What are you on about?
  - jakderrida 3y ago
    > Inclusion goes both ways? Yes, I agree. That's why making it a girl is so hilarious. As to why you're so offended that I find it hilarious, I honestly don't know what to tell you. It's funny for the same reason I'll refer to a hypothetical serial killer as "him" and follow by saying "or her, of course" to females as if I'm pandering. The joke is that they weren't offended to be excluded from being serial killers.
    - bipson 3y ago
      It's not hilarious. And I'm not offended. I just have zero idea what your issue is. I never gave it any second thought what gender the person is. I don't care and I wonder what you're reading into it.
- NickM 3y ago
  I am curious, though, why they made Carol a girl. I guess depending on your political agenda they were either trying to be inclusive and promoting gender diversity in STEM, or they were being subtly misogynistic by implying that women aren't as careful as men. Or maybe it was just arbitrary and maybe we don't have to read anything into it? But what do I know.
  - jakderrida 3y ago
    > I guess depending on your political agenda they were either trying to be inclusive and promoting gender diversity in STEM, or they were being subtly misogynistic by implying that women aren't as careful as men. Nah, I actually believe it's the first one. That's why it's so hilarious. The irony is what it insinuates about what happens to women in STEM.
    - sjsdaiuasgdia 3y ago
      Alternate idea: they weren't thinking about gender at all. Maybe that was the first hit for "blind person clipart" and they just went with the perceived gender of the person in the image.
- ta988 3y ago
  Depends on the domain. Biology labs are often composed of more women than men. Chemistry tend to be the opposite. And they both use substances that would destroy your eyes.
  - jakderrida 3y ago
    It's the irony that I find hilarious. I imagine them saying, "We should make it a woman to portray more women in STEM" while completely neglecting that she's a cautionary tale.
- fullspectrumdev 3y ago
  The vast majority of the lab techs at both unis I attended were women. Women outnumbered men in my chemistry course.
- ExoticPearTree 3y ago
  @jakderrida - it doesn't really matter what Carol's gender is, it is about the message. And on that note, you added zero value to the conversation.
  - jakderrida 3y ago
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- BobaFloutist 3y ago
  IIRC it came from a (mixed gender) series, and the one with Carol was just the one that people found funny enough that it stuck.

jakderrida 3y ago

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bipson 3y ago
Inclusion goes both ways? On a serious note: What are you on about?
- jakderrida 3y ago
  > Inclusion goes both ways? Yes, I agree. That's why making it a girl is so hilarious. As to why you're so offended that I find it hilarious, I honestly don't know what to tell you. It's funny for the same reason I'll refer to a hypothetical serial killer as "him" and follow by saying "or her, of course" to females as if I'm pandering. The joke is that they weren't offended to be excluded from being serial killers.
  - bipson 3y ago
    It's not hilarious. And I'm not offended. I just have zero idea what your issue is. I never gave it any second thought what gender the person is. I don't care and I wonder what you're reading into it.
NickM 3y ago
I am curious, though, why they made Carol a girl. I guess depending on your political agenda they were either trying to be inclusive and promoting gender diversity in STEM, or they were being subtly misogynistic by implying that women aren't as careful as men. Or maybe it was just arbitrary and maybe we don't have to read anything into it? But what do I know.
- jakderrida 3y ago
  > I guess depending on your political agenda they were either trying to be inclusive and promoting gender diversity in STEM, or they were being subtly misogynistic by implying that women aren't as careful as men. Nah, I actually believe it's the first one. That's why it's so hilarious. The irony is what it insinuates about what happens to women in STEM.
  - sjsdaiuasgdia 3y ago
    Alternate idea: they weren't thinking about gender at all. Maybe that was the first hit for "blind person clipart" and they just went with the perceived gender of the person in the image.
ta988 3y ago
Depends on the domain. Biology labs are often composed of more women than men. Chemistry tend to be the opposite. And they both use substances that would destroy your eyes.
- jakderrida 3y ago
  It's the irony that I find hilarious. I imagine them saying, "We should make it a woman to portray more women in STEM" while completely neglecting that she's a cautionary tale.
fullspectrumdev 3y ago
The vast majority of the lab techs at both unis I attended were women. Women outnumbered men in my chemistry course.
ExoticPearTree 3y ago
@jakderrida - it doesn't really matter what Carol's gender is, it is about the message. And on that note, you added zero value to the conversation.
- jakderrida 3y ago
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BobaFloutist 3y ago
IIRC it came from a (mixed gender) series, and the one with Carol was just the one that people found funny enough that it stuck.