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by hacker789 13y ago
"Feminist" is such a broad brush that labeling something "anti-feminist" isn't very useful. But you're still right—like anyone, my biases can color my judgement of things, often causing me to prejudge a written piece based on its author. Th
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by hacker789 13y ago
I firmly feel there's nothing wrong with asking someone in an elevator whether they'd like to get coffee. That said, to answer your question, my answer is no. Someone responding to "guys, elevator come-ons are not such a good idea" with "fa
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by hacker789 13y ago
> Instead of seeing the woman's statements as a logical argument, one should see them as the expressions of emotion that they are, and try to engage in talk that connects to the emotions and experiences underneath. Why not afford to t
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by hacker789 13y ago
I agree completely with what you're saying, but I think you're being far too generous in your interpretation of the author's point. Some people accuse others of logical fallacies for the wrong reasons—they want avoid responding to one or mo
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by hacker789 13y ago
He commented specifically on the headline, not on the article itself.
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by hacker789 13y ago
Presumably, you could take the selectors in the CSS and pass them to a JavaScript selector engine. That way, you'd automatically have a list of elements affected by each rule.
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by hacker789 13y ago
They are there for good reasons, but they doesn't mean they are good. At least not in their current form. If it's legal to have your neighbors over for dinner, but it becomes illegal if they pay you back, something's wrong.
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by hacker789 13y ago
Young men and women of HN: If you apply to Ben Milne's company, he won't be particularly excited if he discovers you have a penis. If he discovers have a vagina, though, he'll be much more excited. Good for you, Ben. As I'm sure many of y
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by hacker789 13y ago
It's not at all unusual for awesome, successful software to be updated.
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by hacker789 13y ago
It's not a non sequitur. Feminism is a giant umbrella. Currently, in the first world, the loudest, most influential men and women under that particular umbrella are decidedly hateful, divisive, and deliberately antagonistic toward men. Wh
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by hacker789 13y ago
Even if women were literally never aggressive against men, it's nonsensically cruel to use that as a reason against shelters for men. "You don't deserve a safe space, John, because people with your genitals are the ones committing violence
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by hacker789 13y ago
I'm being sarcastic, but I'm not trolling. What's wrong with empowerment points?
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by hacker789 13y ago
Stutterers are disproportionately unrepresented as speakers at conferences, despite potentially having extremely valuable information to share, just like women.
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by hacker789 13y ago
I'm not constructing a straw man. You'll be bullied until you go silent if you claim to be a feminist while asserting that men can be victims of sexism, or that whites/Asians can be victims of racism[1]. You can use the word "Patriarchy". Y
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by hacker789 13y ago
Let's improve Hacker News by adding an empowering point multiplier to women's posts. The overwhelming majority of posts are by men, so isn't this the only just action? Also: Why are women more valuable than stutterers at conferences?
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by hacker789 13y ago
> It's fine to be a "race traitor" or gender traitor if yours dominates. Your use of the word "dominates" is disingenuous. Let's imagine: - - - There exists a country in which 95% of all leadership in government and industry is male.
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by hacker789 13y ago
Alxp said: > "As a man, let me explain to you why this thing you've experienced as sexism isn't really sexism." > Thanks, Hacker News, that's so helpful. It is helpful. Rachel explained her experiences and her interpretation o
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by hacker789 14y ago
Your guidelines look good, but how do you define "sexist" and "racist"? Third-wave, post-modern feminists believe in a neat, well-defined hierarchy of sexes and races; regardless of the specifics of a given case, members of a "lower" group
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by hacker789 14y ago
Stop being a bully. Okay?
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by hacker789 14y ago
I share your experience. I feel completely miserable on anything less than 6 hours, and I'm lucky to find myself getting anything done at all on those days. If I sleep 9 to 10 hours, I do feel groggy/sleepy for several hours—it's not plea
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by hacker789 14y ago
I can't imagine a better domain name for your service. What other options were you considering?
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by hacker789 14y ago
There's a particularly strong brand of post-modern, third-wave feminism that uses words "equality" and "egalitarian" as pejoratives. Really. I'm not even talking about the self-labeled "radfems"—the ones who say that no heterosexual sex i
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by hacker789 14y ago
He is allowed to share his life experiences and offer his advice to the readers of an online discussion forum, even if the author of the article linked at the top of the thread didn't solicit personal advice. He doesn't need anyone's permis
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by hacker789 14y ago
Seriously. Situations are rarely black and white. It is uncivilized to always assume that the person taking offense is automatically correct. We're all people, and people are capable of dishonestly taking advantage of the sympathies of the
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by hacker789 14y ago
You're responding to a point he isn't making. He's not claiming that one's circumstances don't contribute to one's success; obviously, we're all "privileged" to be living in the first world in the 21st century. You took this opportunity to
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by hacker789 14y ago
In a given situation, who decides who the "aggressor" is? You're throwing that word around as though it's always a given.
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by hacker789 14y ago
> Failing to be inclusive, even by omission, is exclusive. > People in a privileged position are obligated to be more inclusive, because their position is different. > immoral and wrong If you're not with us, you're against us.
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by hacker789 14y ago
Agreed. People have no obligation to include anyone in their writings. It's not immoral or wrong for someone to use language that does not include 100% of people. It was you who wrote: > And such a reminder would be completely appro
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by hacker789 14y ago
Postmodern feminists are so transparently Orwellian. Could a particular essay make men feel less than included, many of whom are disenfranchised by the specifics of their situation? Yes? That's perfectly fine! Not all essays' audiences have
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by hacker789 14y ago
It takes a great teacher to make something sound so simple. Thanks for making this tool!

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