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I am. I am explicitly arguing that not only that there is little to no misogyny it tech but even further, that the tech industry goes above and beyond to no be

by wh-uws 12y ago

I am. I am explicitly arguing that not only that there is little to no misogyny it tech but even further, that the tech industry goes above and beyond to no be any of your favorite "- ists"

DiversityWorks 12y ago
And you're therefore part of the problem. Congratulations.
- MagaManGo 12y ago
  You are a solider looking for an enemy. Congratulations.
toolz 12y ago
Fair enough, I apologize for speaking for everyone. Have you never heard a sexist joke at work? That's misogyny in the tech industry. I'm not suggesting it's endemic to tech. I'm merely recognizing that we're not that far removed from a time where women couldn't vote and we still have laws on books that allow men to beat women as punishment in first world countries. Tech has nothing to do with the disease. We're merely a more observant industry, so we tend to notice things like this before other industries and thus it somehow becomes a problem vs industry instead of just recognizing it as a problem. Tech isn't the only industry that is male dominated and I certainly wouldn't say that being male dominated necessitates sexism.
- sliverstorm 12y ago
  Have you never heard a sexist joke at work? That's misogyny in the tech industry. Hold on. When my female friends make funny sexist jokes, is that misandry? Sexist jokes are sexist, but I don't think sexist == misoginist/misandrist. EDIT: To be clear, I mean when those women make sexist jokes about men. As in, sexism about/directed at men.
  - toolz 12y ago
    > When my female friends make funny sexist jokes, is that misandry? No, but it is misogyny. Well, At least my understanding of the word. I may be wrong in how the word is perceived, but I know the strict definition includes prejudice and making jokes that highlight prejudice may not indicate how you make decisions in life, but it puts prejudice in a good light and that has subtle but real impact on how people behave.

by wh-uws 12y ago

I am. I am explicitly arguing that not only that there is little to no misogyny it tech but even further, that the tech industry goes above and beyond to no be any of your favorite "- ists"

DiversityWorks 12y ago

And you're therefore part of the problem. Congratulations.

MagaManGo 12y ago
You are a solider looking for an enemy. Congratulations.

toolz 12y ago

Fair enough, I apologize for speaking for everyone. Have you never heard a sexist joke at work? That's misogyny in the tech industry. I'm not suggesting it's endemic to tech. I'm merely recognizing that we're not that far removed from a time where women couldn't vote and we still have laws on books that allow men to beat women as punishment in first world countries. Tech has nothing to do with the disease. We're merely a more observant industry, so we tend to notice things like this before other industries and thus it somehow becomes a problem vs industry instead of just recognizing it as a problem. Tech isn't the only industry that is male dominated and I certainly wouldn't say that being male dominated necessitates sexism.

sliverstorm 12y ago
Have you never heard a sexist joke at work? That's misogyny in the tech industry. Hold on. When my female friends make funny sexist jokes, is that misandry? Sexist jokes are sexist, but I don't think sexist == misoginist/misandrist. EDIT: To be clear, I mean when those women make sexist jokes about men. As in, sexism about/directed at men.
- toolz 12y ago
  > When my female friends make funny sexist jokes, is that misandry? No, but it is misogyny. Well, At least my understanding of the word. I may be wrong in how the word is perceived, but I know the strict definition includes prejudice and making jokes that highlight prejudice may not indicate how you make decisions in life, but it puts prejudice in a good light and that has subtle but real impact on how people behave.