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You should understand that "my mom" and "my grandmother" are commonly used to denote technical illiteracy/incompetence and inability to keep up with the latest
by kzhahou 12y ago
You should understand that "my mom" and "my grandmother" are commonly used to denote technical illiteracy/incompetence and inability to keep up with the latest technological advances. This usage remans an unchallenged bastion of both sexism AND ageism -- a double whammy!
Proper usage:
* This app is so easy, my mom could use it!
* This article is easy to follow and avoids too much jargon -- my grandma would even understand most of it!
... you get the picture.
- 7Z7 12y agoYou should understand that jacquesm made a pretty sweet joke.
- kzhahou 12y agoJacquesm indeed made a sweet joke. No, he wasn't the one who used the "my grandma" line. It was the person he was replying to, who wrote: > HN lately reads like newsclippings sent to me by my grandma which continues to propagate the insidious, ageist and sexist assertion that older women don't get high technology.