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I'm new around here, and I've got to say, this thread has really let me down. All these definitions of feminism and sexism that seem to have been taught by stra

by crindy 14y ago

I'm new around here, and I've got to say, this thread has really let me down. All these definitions of feminism and sexism that seem to have been taught by straight white fathers to their straight white sons.

adamors 14y ago
I'm also new and until now I didn't actually encounter the angry, hateful sexism on HN that is rampant on Reddit & Co. However with comments like "There is a very thin line between being a feminist and being an asshole." I guess I just didn't look hard enough.
- mwetzler 14y ago
  Reddit is definitely worse. But any HN discussion on gender will leave you feeling a bit depressed.
mnicole 14y ago
Welcome Crindy! HN is great for some topics, but on the issue of women, get ready to cringe. In the same thread where I said I didn't want kids I was told that I would live a miserable life where I would always wonder what I was missing on top of being told that I shouldn't have a problem with not getting a certain job or making less money because the potential for maternity leave is a liability to the team (I don't disagree with the latter in theory, but I'm an individual, not a gender, so if something doesn't apply to me, I shouldn't be reprimanded for it). There's also at least one member (with a decently large karma score) that goes around downvoting (and often times insulting) every female-looking username in these types of threads. For this reason, many women use gender-neutral names and don't bother engaging in these conversations. Very embarrassing for the community, we need to do better.
- crindy 14y ago
  Thanks for the warm welcome, Nicole!
cantastoria 14y ago
Well your racist, hetero-phobic and misandrist accusations aren't helping the situation. Are you coming here from Tumblr?
rjknight 14y ago
The "fathers" to "sons" thing I get, but you have to be straight and white to have an incorrect interpretation of feminism these days? I am _genuinely_ confused by this. Not trolling, I just don't understand this aspect of the discourse.
mwetzler 14y ago
I know what you mean, but the problem is not straight white males, it's everyone. I find MYSELF being sexist at times (and then I catch myself and feel terrible). Seems there's a feminist backlash that has been deeply ingrained into most of us. I hope to write about this soon.

by crindy 14y ago

adamors 14y ago

I'm also new and until now I didn't actually encounter the angry, hateful sexism on HN that is rampant on Reddit & Co. However with comments like "There is a very thin line between being a feminist and being an asshole." I guess I just didn't look hard enough.

mwetzler 14y ago
Reddit is definitely worse. But any HN discussion on gender will leave you feeling a bit depressed.

mnicole 14y ago

Welcome Crindy! HN is great for some topics, but on the issue of women, get ready to cringe. In the same thread where I said I didn't want kids I was told that I would live a miserable life where I would always wonder what I was missing on top of being told that I shouldn't have a problem with not getting a certain job or making less money because the potential for maternity leave is a liability to the team (I don't disagree with the latter in theory, but I'm an individual, not a gender, so if something doesn't apply to me, I shouldn't be reprimanded for it). There's also at least one member (with a decently large karma score) that goes around downvoting (and often times insulting) every female-looking username in these types of threads. For this reason, many women use gender-neutral names and don't bother engaging in these conversations. Very embarrassing for the community, we need to do better.

crindy 14y ago
Thanks for the warm welcome, Nicole!

cantastoria 14y ago

Well your racist, hetero-phobic and misandrist accusations aren't helping the situation. Are you coming here from Tumblr?

rjknight 14y ago

The "fathers" to "sons" thing I get, but you have to be straight and white to have an incorrect interpretation of feminism these days? I am _genuinely_ confused by this. Not trolling, I just don't understand this aspect of the discourse.

mwetzler 14y ago

I know what you mean, but the problem is not straight white males, it's everyone. I find MYSELF being sexist at times (and then I catch myself and feel terrible). Seems there's a feminist backlash that has been deeply ingrained into most of us. I hope to write about this soon.