As I see it, it's using a strained metaphor framing his argument in terms of negative attitudes towards people (attitudes I think would be damaging no matter wh

As I see it, it's using a strained metaphor framing his argument in terms of negative attitudes towards people (attitudes I think would be damaging no matter which genders they're applied to, but that are extra likely to hit a sore spot thanks to traditional gender roles) as a substitute for an actual argument. Ironically, I think his framing in terms of power between groups hurts his conclusion. Sure, some framework authors don't care about their users, but others do, and frameworks aren't equally overbearing. Much more interesting and useful would be an article on design decisions that lead to frameworks causing their users pain, and ways to avoid making those mistakes, or how to protect your own code from depending on a particular framework too heavily. Plus, an argument with real substance might kill the temptation to lean on strained metaphors in the first place.