If you actually read the article linked in the sentence you posted, by the same author no less, you'll see that her statement has literally nothing to do with d

If you actually read the article linked in the sentence you posted, by the same author no less, you'll see that her statement has literally nothing to do with dignity being just for the masculine, or picking up dry cleaning not being masculine. Furthermore this is a general audience article in Slate - not exactly the "tech community". Everyone uses smartphones these days (for a suitable definition of everyone).