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They've got a pirate theme going, get a sense of humor!
by dmor 14y ago
They've got a pirate theme going, get a sense of humor!
- jpdoctor 14y agoPerhaps you've missed the sexist issue postings. Wench = OK, get funded. Dongle = Problem, lose job.
- dmor 14y agoThis is off topic, let's focus on the awesome women fundraising for their companies today at Demo Day.
- saraid216 14y agoAre you, like, context-challenged or something?
- jpdoctor 14y agoYep. Must be. I didn't think people should lose their jobs over "dongle", but apparently there's a lot of trigger finger around.
- hurfdurferson 14y agoIf it's any consolation, Adria got fired too. Anonymous griefers also DDoSed her personal blog, posted her phone number and address and those of her father online, and threatened her with rape and murder through multiple communications channels. Yes sir, it's pretty safe to be a guy in this industry right now, trigger fingers notwithstanding.
- mindcrime 14y agoI'm pretty sure dmor is a woman... as such, unless you are as well, she's probably more tuned into issues around sexism facing women, than you are. And remember, not every reference to gender is automatically sexist. "Wench" is a word which is completely archaic in the modern world and almost never used in any context other than some reference to pirates / medieval times. To me, it seems like quite a stretch to try and paint this as sexism. But I'm a guy, so what do I know?
- jpdoctor 14y ago> "Wench" is a word which is completely archaic in the modern world and almost never used in any context other than some reference to pirates / medieval times. Let's not whitewash, that's only half right: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wench http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wench