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If this were any male CEO doing all these acquisitions, would the author of this article have written about him going on a "shopping spree"? I kind of doubt it.

by thorum 13y ago

If this were any male CEO doing all these acquisitions, would the author of this article have written about him going on a "shopping spree"? I kind of doubt it. Edit: Criticism retracted - searching around in Google, it looks like this is a common phrase when referring to companies that make a lot of purchases in a short period. Apologies to the author for implying something negative.

nonsexism 13y ago
Pretty sure the answer is YES. I do wish people here especially would stop looking for sexism where there is none. It just shows how sexist YOU are. It's like people who call a brochure racist if it doesn't have every single possible race on the front cover.
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  - nonsexism 13y ago
    No. It should be utterly clear to anyone with half a brain (And without sexism hangups) that "Shopping spree" is used all the time in the media, for either sex, to describe...... guess what?!!!..... a shopping spree!
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guttermaw 13y ago
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100598080 http://www.cnbc.com/id/100598080 http://m.techcrunch.com/2010/02/17/google-continues-shopping-spree-acquires-remail-and-former-gmail-employee/ http://m.techcrunch.com/2010/02/17/google-continues-shopping...
pauletienney 13y ago
+1 for your auto-critic ;)
dpritchett 13y ago
The article goes on to mention pocketbooks and stitching.