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On the topic of equality in general - As an old man and a father of a 22 year old woman let me tell you what I've observed - women don't need your help and when
by ianstallings 12y ago
On the topic of equality in general - As an old man and a father of a 22 year old woman let me tell you what I've observed - women don't need your help and when you act like they need your protection you're no better than someone who treats them as weaklings. It's a fine line and imho the best bet is to just treat them as you would anyone else.
- detcader 12y agoWhether or not someone is "act[ing] like [women] need [their] protection" is relative assessment and you haven't even accused anyone of fitting the description.
- ianstallings 12y agoI reject your new grammatical protocols. RESEND in human format.
- detcader 12y agoI have no idea what you mean here. Again: who are you accusing of paternalism and why?
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- mercurial 12y agoDo you feel the women mentioned in the article were treated like their male colleagues? Or maybe I'm missing your point.
- vdaniuk 12y agoUgh. I am considering your intentions good, but your statement sounds evil. Most human beings need protection and help. Programming is hard. Learning to program is hard. Leaving happily in these crazy times is hard. Just be empathetic, dont be condescending and bam, your help will be greatly appreciated by men and women. That's what I think one should treat anyone else in this particular regard.
- ianstallings 12y agoI'm sorry, did you just call me evil because I said you should treat women equally? Get your head checked.
- vdaniuk 12y ago>.. did you just call me evil.. No, I did not. > Get your head checked. Is this the kind of treatment you were talking about? :D
- ianstallings 12y agoAre you trolling me? I don't understand what you want. Be straight forward and stop wasting my time.
- readme 12y agoIf you're talking protection in the physical sense, for 99% of women you're absolutely wrong. I'm in the military and there are only a few women I know who would hold their own in a fight against a similarly fit man. I can think of maybe 1 off the top of my head. Years of evolution made us this way, it can't just be undone by an egalitarian sentiment.
- ianstallings 12y agoTrue, there are physical differences that are hard to overcome without help. But there is a lot of help out here in the modern world. Pistols, stun guns, pepper sprays, and other self defense techniques are just an example.