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Please note, I am posting this with despair - it's little surprise that women are under-represented in our industry if this kind of thing can stand.

by choult 12y ago

robin_reala 12y ago
It’s just… what can you even say? Someone not only thought this was a good idea (which is bad enough) but then went ahead and actually built it.
- porker 12y ago
  And even worse - will most likely make money from it.
porker 12y ago
100% agree. This is offensive and sexist. I'm a man and I'm offended, and can only imagine how women must find it.
- roshansingh 12y ago
  Even I felt the same. How insensitive people have become!
- PedroBatista 12y ago
  And porn degrades women right? Why are you offended? Do you really think this is a serious website? maybe the next Codecademy. On a lighter note, its really funny how you think "women must find it" offensive, but not for a single second you even thought that same statement is really really sexist. ps: About the website, on my scale between love it and hate it, its in the "who gives a f*?" category. Daytime television if full of this cheesy type of stuff.
  - porker 12y ago
    > And porn degrades women right? Yes. > On a lighter note, its really funny how you think "women must find it" offensive, but not for a single second you even thought that same statement is really really sexist. I am aware, I spent 10 minutes before posting trying to find a way to phrase it without sounding like that. Either I removed it entirely and sounded without empathy, or I left it in and sounded patronising. What would be an improved way to say it? I'm listening and I would like to learn.
    - asavi 12y ago
      You can just say it's offensive. Qualifying it with your gender is the opposite of what you want to do.
    - thanatropism 12y ago
      > What would be an improved way to say it? Not say it. Don't just assume you know the experience of the Other because you read some Tumblr blogs.
  - cbtacy 12y ago
    you're what? 14? seriously... it's time for all little boys to grow the fk up.
- cdumler 12y ago
  I am a man. I find it offensive, too. To everyone else: sure sex sells in plenty of areas of society. It doesn't need to be in technical training.
- pyalot2 12y ago
  I find it offensive as well. But people are entitled to their free speech, so jabbering on about it is pretty much pointless. But if you like decency enforced by fiat, you could always move to Russia or NK...
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weland 12y ago
I know this is likely an unpopular opinion but here it goes: what the fuck does this have to do with under-representation in our industry? There's medical-themed porn, school-themed porn and I'm sure someone in Japan has made at least one hacking-themed porn movie until now. That doesn't stop women from becoming doctors, going to school or hacking. There are striptease-themed news, too, and that doesn't prevent women going into television. Is the site ridiculous and tasteless? Definitely. It's also not implying that women are lifeless beautiful objects who can't program any more than cheerleading implies that women are lifeless beautiful objects who suck at sports or strip clubs imply that women are lifeless beautiful objects who are only good at dancing. Would you also object to women at your favourite strip club wearing Tux bras? Yeah, it's a piece of thrash, but also not more relevant to our industry than teasenews.com is to journalism.
- pxlbryn 12y ago
  The problem for me is that my wife is constantly trying to get into programming. The industry is already gender-biased enough. If she thinks that this is the kind of thing that programmers want - she's going to be turned off from continuing down that path.
  - PedroBatista 12y ago
    Maybe your wife is much more intelligent than you think. Maybe she is not an impressionable toddler and can laugh at both the ridiculousness of this site and your reaction to it. :)
  - weland 12y ago
    Mine complained they don't have a version with male hotties, too. FML.
    - ohbuttheydo 12y ago
      http://codedicks.com/ http://codedicks.com/
- petercooper 12y ago

Please note, I am posting this with despair - it's little surprise that women are under-represented in our industry if this kind of thing can stand.

by choult 12y ago

Please note, I am posting this with despair - it's little surprise that women are under-represented in our industry if this kind of thing can stand.

robin_reala 12y ago

It’s just… what can you even say? Someone not only thought this was a good idea (which is bad enough) but then went ahead and actually built it.

porker 12y ago
And even worse - will most likely make money from it.

porker 12y ago

100% agree. This is offensive and sexist. I'm a man and I'm offended, and can only imagine how women must find it.

roshansingh 12y ago
Even I felt the same. How insensitive people have become!
PedroBatista 12y ago
And porn degrades women right? Why are you offended? Do you really think this is a serious website? maybe the next Codecademy. On a lighter note, its really funny how you think "women must find it" offensive, but not for a single second you even thought that same statement is really really sexist. ps: About the website, on my scale between love it and hate it, its in the "who gives a f*?" category. Daytime television if full of this cheesy type of stuff.
- porker 12y ago
  > And porn degrades women right? Yes. > On a lighter note, its really funny how you think "women must find it" offensive, but not for a single second you even thought that same statement is really really sexist. I am aware, I spent 10 minutes before posting trying to find a way to phrase it without sounding like that. Either I removed it entirely and sounded without empathy, or I left it in and sounded patronising. What would be an improved way to say it? I'm listening and I would like to learn.
  - asavi 12y ago
    You can just say it's offensive. Qualifying it with your gender is the opposite of what you want to do.
  - thanatropism 12y ago
    > What would be an improved way to say it? Not say it. Don't just assume you know the experience of the Other because you read some Tumblr blogs.
- cbtacy 12y ago
  you're what? 14? seriously... it's time for all little boys to grow the fk up.
cdumler 12y ago
I am a man. I find it offensive, too. To everyone else: sure sex sells in plenty of areas of society. It doesn't need to be in technical training.
pyalot2 12y ago
I find it offensive as well. But people are entitled to their free speech, so jabbering on about it is pretty much pointless. But if you like decency enforced by fiat, you could always move to Russia or NK...

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weland 12y ago

I know this is likely an unpopular opinion but here it goes: what the fuck does this have to do with under-representation in our industry? There's medical-themed porn, school-themed porn and I'm sure someone in Japan has made at least one hacking-themed porn movie until now. That doesn't stop women from becoming doctors, going to school or hacking. There are striptease-themed news, too, and that doesn't prevent women going into television. Is the site ridiculous and tasteless? Definitely. It's also not implying that women are lifeless beautiful objects who can't program any more than cheerleading implies that women are lifeless beautiful objects who suck at sports or strip clubs imply that women are lifeless beautiful objects who are only good at dancing. Would you also object to women at your favourite strip club wearing Tux bras? Yeah, it's a piece of thrash, but also not more relevant to our industry than teasenews.com is to journalism.

pxlbryn 12y ago
The problem for me is that my wife is constantly trying to get into programming. The industry is already gender-biased enough. If she thinks that this is the kind of thing that programmers want - she's going to be turned off from continuing down that path.
- PedroBatista 12y ago
  Maybe your wife is much more intelligent than you think. Maybe she is not an impressionable toddler and can laugh at both the ridiculousness of this site and your reaction to it. :)
- weland 12y ago
  Mine complained they don't have a version with male hotties, too. FML.
  - ohbuttheydo 12y ago
    http://codedicks.com/ http://codedicks.com/
petercooper 12y ago