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@Daedalus wrote: I kind of wonder what @sexycyborg 's experience of being excluded/idolized for her appearance in tech circles might be. Read full topic
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@bcsizemo wrote: I'm not standing up for this type of behavior but think about it in the opposite more personal way. A lot of nerdy/geeky/tech oriented kids didn't exactly grow up being pulled into a...
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@Humbabella wrote: bcsizemo: You are right when you say she's just a person, everyone is, we all have baggage/issues. Yeah, but when our baggage/issues hurt other people, we are responsible for that...
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@sexycyborg wrote: Trust me. you don't want to know what I think of this... Read full topic
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@greay wrote: It's like a land bridge. There's certain times where they don't overlap (and you get to be taken seriously), but most of the time it's submerged under the tides of institutionalized...
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@furubusu wrote: I have just one problem with this. It supports the shallow, stupid idea that engineers — who are women? — are somehow better engineers, or at least better, if they resemble Isis more...
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@singletona082 wrote: Well they might not even realize they're doing it so much as 'holy shit i don't want to scare these people off' since, least personal experience talking, I am well aware of my...
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@Daedalus wrote: singletona082: Well they might not even realize they're doing it so much as 'holy shit i don't want to scare these people off' since, least personal experience talking, I am well...
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@Mindysan33 wrote: furubusu: if they resemble Isis more than Grace Hopper. Why does how they look matter at all? If they are wearing a naval uniform or a low cut top and heels is irrelevant. If...
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@singletona082 wrote: Actually in my own attempts at pinning down the whole 'social' thing I've found that to be the exact opposite of reality. No matter what people say or claim they are the ones...
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@furubusu wrote: I guess I have reservations about the whole campaign to make a technical career safe for cute hipsters, and conversely. If your hot-or-not index is high or low... why do we give a...
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@Mindysan33 wrote: That's the point, though. Some people DO care. They think an attractive woman isn't capable of smarts. People shouldn't look at a person, based on their looks, make a judgement...
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@japhroaig wrote: White hot plasma rage canon? Speaking of which, I need to start building my White hot plasma rage canon. (Though honestly this topic has me sighing in frustration a lot) Read full...
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@sexycyborg wrote: japhroaig: White hot plasma rage canon? I think this is called ‘first world problem’. Do foreigners sit around and create new imaginary problems? Everyday on Boing Boing ‘someone...
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@japhroaig wrote: sexycyborg: Here in China we were just told women cannot have their eggs frozen to put off pregnancy. This is huge issue for women in startup and tech. We still don’t have a single...
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@Mindysan33 wrote: sexycyborg: Here in China we were just told women cannot have their eggs frozen to put off pregnancy. This is huge issue for women in startup and tech. We still don’t have a single...
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@sexycyborg wrote: Mindysan33: But that doesn't mean harassment, disenfranchisement, and pay disparity in the work place and online, not to mention violence against women, bodily autonomy rights, and...
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@Mindysan33 wrote: sexycyborg: But was offering my perspective. Which I appreciate. Americans (even people who consider themselves progressive, like feminists, etc) have a tendency to not think about...
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@Eksrae wrote: And a like just for citing Johnny Cash. Read full topic
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