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It's just a small motivational line with no agenda behind it. You have to pick your words perfectly on the internet because everyone is gonna feel compelled to

by cbp 13y ago

It's just a small motivational line with no agenda behind it. You have to pick your words perfectly on the internet because everyone is gonna feel compelled to have an opinion about it.

laureny 13y ago
> It's just a small motivational line with no agenda behind it. Just because you don't see the agenda doesn't mean it's not there. How do you explain that half of the comments in this thread are not about the content of the article but about the mysogyny of its author?
- acjohnson55 13y ago
  One might argue that the author hasn't done an effective job of welcoming women to coding. One might even argue that the author has misguidedly had the opposite impact than he intended. But claiming that the author is misogynistic seems way overboard to me. And the fact that people are commenting on the author's agenda could be evidence that people are defensive or in denial that they are part of a system that is biased against women as much as it is evidence that the author maybe hasn't done the best job of combating that problem.
- wyclif 13y ago
  Oh, please. All writing is inherently motivational. Dispassionate writing on the web isn't very inspirational. Write passionately about anything and you'll be bound to piss off some group or constituency. This walking-on-eggshells, I-can't-write-a-line-until-it's-group-vetted stuff kills creativity and makes everything it touches stale.
- tinco 13y ago
  Please apologize for insinuating the author is a mysogynist. I see no other comments that come even close to implying that.
- mneary 13y ago
  I do not see how anyone could possibly believe the author is exhibiting misogyny. Perhaps you are confused by the meaning of the word: Misogyny /mɪˈsɒdʒɪni/ is the hatred or dislike of women or girls.
argumentum 13y ago
Or, as the person you replied to said, you just don't have to say any of it. The article was a great technical tutorial combined with a unnecessary political screed.

by cbp 13y ago

It's just a small motivational line with no agenda behind it. You have to pick your words perfectly on the internet because everyone is gonna feel compelled to have an opinion about it.

laureny 13y ago

> It's just a small motivational line with no agenda behind it. Just because you don't see the agenda doesn't mean it's not there. How do you explain that half of the comments in this thread are not about the content of the article but about the mysogyny of its author?

acjohnson55 13y ago
One might argue that the author hasn't done an effective job of welcoming women to coding. One might even argue that the author has misguidedly had the opposite impact than he intended. But claiming that the author is misogynistic seems way overboard to me. And the fact that people are commenting on the author's agenda could be evidence that people are defensive or in denial that they are part of a system that is biased against women as much as it is evidence that the author maybe hasn't done the best job of combating that problem.
wyclif 13y ago
Oh, please. All writing is inherently motivational. Dispassionate writing on the web isn't very inspirational. Write passionately about anything and you'll be bound to piss off some group or constituency. This walking-on-eggshells, I-can't-write-a-line-until-it's-group-vetted stuff kills creativity and makes everything it touches stale.
tinco 13y ago
Please apologize for insinuating the author is a mysogynist. I see no other comments that come even close to implying that.
mneary 13y ago
I do not see how anyone could possibly believe the author is exhibiting misogyny. Perhaps you are confused by the meaning of the word: Misogyny /mɪˈsɒdʒɪni/ is the hatred or dislike of women or girls.

argumentum 13y ago

Or, as the person you replied to said, you just don't have to say any of it. The article was a great technical tutorial combined with a unnecessary political screed.