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Finding something fascinating and finding something deeply disturbing are not orthogonal; the relationships seemed deeply unhealthy, the men inherently violent
by __david__ 12y ago
Finding something fascinating and finding something deeply disturbing are not orthogonal; the relationships seemed deeply unhealthy, the men inherently violent and the women second class (don't disturb to club members while they're talking)—and still it was very interesting, very well told.
- gaius 12y ago... And yet, any geek gets irritated if interrupted while deep in code, or even a game.
- JoeAltmaier 12y agoBy anyone, not just by a woman? The misogyny was being pointed out I believe.
- gaius 12y agoThere's nothing the the article that says that is gender specific - a male non-member would have been equally unwelcome.
- sinewav 12y agoIt's actually considered rude for any non patch-holder to approach two patch-holders having a private discussion. Gender isn't important in this instance. I'm not saying there isn't a ton of misogyny in the MC lifestyle. There really is.
- JoeAltmaier 12y ago"Any"? Including family? Doesn't your wife or girlfriend constitute a very special category? If not, then then are indeed messed up.
- Nursie 12y agoI don't make my girlfriend, the woman who I love, ask permission to talk to me when I'm chatting to a friend (or coding), with the explicit or implied threat of violence. Very, very different. And incredibly disrespectful.