I don't think that's an acceptable solution. Sexism in tech is real. Sexism on Hacker News is real. It's a problem that matters and really affects people's live

I don't think that's an acceptable solution. Sexism in tech is real. Sexism on Hacker News is real. It's a problem that matters and really affects people's lives. Banning discussion is tantamount to saying the status quo is acceptable. I can see how that comment would have been considered in violation of the guidelines for tone reasons. I'd like to point out that in context, the last line was a substantive response to the comment I was replying to, but I can understand why the first part could reasonably have been disallowed. I wouldn't have made this thread if I thought I had been banned for that comment. But comments after that comment are still visible, and I don't see anything wrong with the comments immediately before or after my banning. That's what concerns me.