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If men were being prevented or dissuaded from entering the tech industry then sure, that would be sexist. Efforts to counter sexism against women are not sexis

• belorn 13y ago
  Using violence to counter violence is still violence. Using sexism to counter sexism is still sexism. Simply put, An eye for an eye will always leave two blind people no matter how justified one feels it is.
  • scott_s 13y ago
    I do not consider it discriminatory to make an extra effort to recruit an under-represented group. Hence, I don't see this as "sexism to fight sexism."
    • tshaddox 13y ago
      I do.
      • scott_s 13y ago
        Which is fair enough. I'm not going to get into that. I just wanted to point out the fundamental assumption in the notion of "fighting sexism with sexism."
• ufmace 13y ago
  That depends on what you mean by countering sexism. Telling your co-workers that they should treat the women they work with with the same respect they show to their male co-workers isn't sexist. Saying that you need to recruit more women is.