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Maybe it's me but I cannot figure out what point the post is making. What exactly does the author 'get' now? How does the sexualisation of comic book characters
by spuz 12y ago
Maybe it's me but I cannot figure out what point the post is making. What exactly does the author 'get' now? How does the sexualisation of comic book characters relate to how women experience the tech industry? I'm not saying there isn't a link, but the author doesn't explain it from his point of view.
I have to admit I am a little discouraged by the way the author handles his interactions with his daughter. To explain something to your child as being for "older people" and to dismiss her questions with "Daddy's thinking, don't worry about it" seems to parallel the way adult women are treated by men. It's not my place to criticise how a parent behaves with their children but in an article that talks about the problems of empathy and understanding another's point of view it still seems that the author doesn't quite 'get it'.
- vidarh 12y agoIt sounds like what he "gets" is how hard it is to notice a lot of the sexualization when you don't get to see it from their side. It's easy to e.g. dismiss the way female superheroes (and villains) are being dismissed with references to how the men are also in tight outfits (as you can find examples of in this thread). It's harder to dismiss the difference between your son having no problems finding something he likes vs. your daughter being put off by the depictions of women in the same series.
- spuz 12y agoOk, that makes sense. I guess I can see how that kind of dissonance would then apply when thinking about women and technology.
- Fomite 12y agoConsider the number of replies on HN and other sources that are essentially "Well I don't see it..." or "Not at my office..." rather than taking women at their word for their own experience.
- cpncrunch 12y agoThe problem is that sometimes when sexism is claimed - such as at github - it turns out not to be sexism at all. I'm not saying it doesn't exist, but when you have false positives like this, it makes you want to see some evidence.
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- Fomite 12y agoThis essay is part of a larger body of narratives about men not understanding sexism, or at least not really internalizing how pervasive it is, until it directly effects their wife/girlfriend/daughter.