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Hey, I'm a trans girl. I'm also fairly feminine. I love coding, I especially love Python, and I also love stuff with "glitter, art, and sparkles". That should n
by amyjess 11y ago
Hey, I'm a trans girl. I'm also fairly feminine. I love coding, I especially love Python, and I also love stuff with "glitter, art, and sparkles". That should never be a contradiction.
I'm thoroughly sick and tired of all the femme-shaming that's endemic in feminist and LGBT communities. Julia Serrano is right: femmephobia is a serious problem.
Honestly, as a mostly platform-level programmer who never really got into webdev, something like the Django Girls stuff might actually get me to learn the webby side of things.
- Nadya 11y agoI have nothing against femininity. There are some tomboys who essentially tie their very identity to "hates girly things" and they are still girls and should still feel included in a place like this. Django Girls place too much emphasis on the femininity of everything, as if someone is questioning if they are girly enough because they're "nerds doing tech things". It's bizarre to me and I'd feel uncomfortable. I've also had some time to speak to a few coworkers and, with no surprise to me, the more tomboyish ones would feel weird or unwelcome because femininity is too much of a focus. A tech conference should not be the time or place to play on gender norms. If you are not interested in technology for technologies' sake then you shouldn't be there! Go do something you're interested in. If an all-tech place is too boring for you to attend that speaks more about you than tech. I'd also like to clarify it's perfectly fine to love glitter, art, sparkles, and Python. If your goal isn't to be inclusive, it's fine to host an event loving all 4 at once! But if you want to be inclusive, you should focus more on the Python and less on the glitter, art, and sparkles.