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Just an idea. If you want to write a serious article on the subject of women in tech, no matter what your views are, you're probably better off not putting a "

Just an idea. If you want to write a serious article on the subject of women in tech, no matter what your views are, you're probably better off not putting a "no girls allowed" graphic on top, no matter how "funny" or "ironic" you may think it is.

sergiotapia 12y ago
Boo! Way to miss the point of the article.
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majika 12y ago
So, it's alright to actually run "no boys allowed" schools, dinners and programs in tech, but it's not OK to ironically put a "no girls allowed" image in a blog post? Do you realize that this double standard is harmful for everyone?
- icebraining 12y ago
  But is it? I mean, empirically?
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- rmc 12y ago
  Yes it's alright. Because it's not sexist. (cf a common definition of sexism: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7660512 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7660512 )