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Wait, why should the default public position be “This is unacceptable and unwelcome here.”? As long as (i) this site is accessed in privacy, without bothering o

by Jun8 13y ago

Wait, why should the default public position be “This is unacceptable and unwelcome here.”? As long as (i) this site is accessed in privacy, without bothering other people's sensibilities and (ii) the models are willing and well-paid (which, as the article itself states, seems to be the case), what is the problem? It's clearly one dumb-witted idea, but that doesn't make it automatically unacceptable. If, in a porn movie, you have a guy who came in to fix her computer rather than the mythical pizza guy showing up, should SV be ashamed, because, you know, it's related to tech?

chacham15 13y ago
Its a good question. Imagine if the situation were slightly different. Imagine if, like porn, this site became mainstream. Then, if a girl would want to learn about CS this would be the place to go. Consequently, she would be subject to all of the objectification of women that this site puts forth. That is definitely a bad thing. If there were a competitor which didnt have that aspect and people were split: men would go to this one and girls to the other, it creates a division between the genders. The situation then would be eerily similar to the idea of "separate but equal" and we all know how poorly that turned out in the past.
- kkh 13y ago
  I guarantee for you that you will always be able to find CS tutors who are not stunningly attractive female strippers.
- zorbo 13y ago
  I have to say, that's a pretty big piece of mental gymnastics to justify why this would be objectionable.
kkh 13y ago
What's dumb-witted about finding a pain point and relieving it? If anything, there's an excess of feminazi oppression these days. This is welcome relief.
pimlottc 13y ago
Because context. Because the programming world is overwhelming male dominate and is widely perceived as harboring an undercurrent of latent sexism and is generally seen as being dismissive, condescending and unwelcoming to women. Taken against that background, a site like this does nothing to dispel these notions or help attract women into our field.
- shitredditsays 13y ago
  Because attractive women is offensive.

by Jun8 13y ago

chacham15 13y ago

Its a good question. Imagine if the situation were slightly different. Imagine if, like porn, this site became mainstream. Then, if a girl would want to learn about CS this would be the place to go. Consequently, she would be subject to all of the objectification of women that this site puts forth. That is definitely a bad thing. If there were a competitor which didnt have that aspect and people were split: men would go to this one and girls to the other, it creates a division between the genders. The situation then would be eerily similar to the idea of "separate but equal" and we all know how poorly that turned out in the past.

kkh 13y ago
I guarantee for you that you will always be able to find CS tutors who are not stunningly attractive female strippers.
zorbo 13y ago
I have to say, that's a pretty big piece of mental gymnastics to justify why this would be objectionable.

kkh 13y ago

What's dumb-witted about finding a pain point and relieving it? If anything, there's an excess of feminazi oppression these days. This is welcome relief.

pimlottc 13y ago

Because context. Because the programming world is overwhelming male dominate and is widely perceived as harboring an undercurrent of latent sexism and is generally seen as being dismissive, condescending and unwelcoming to women. Taken against that background, a site like this does nothing to dispel these notions or help attract women into our field.

shitredditsays 13y ago
Because attractive women is offensive.