So much of our technologies have been built or adapted to enhance and/or fulfil our desires, including sexual desires, it is puzzling to me why you think women are somehow excluded from this. Your post smacks of a modern puritanism.
> So much of our technologies have been built or adapted to enhance and/or fulfil our desires, including sexual desires, it is puzzling to me why you think women are somehow excluded from this. Your post smacks of a modern puritanism.
It's a question of venue. There's nothing wrong with the tech itself. Don't bring this up on HN. We have enough trouble fighting the stereotype of the misogynistic porn watching computer nerd as it is. Women are overwhelmingly offended by pornography (particularly hentai, which is very commonly focused on incest and pedophilia), and especially in a setting that is supposedly professional. Of course there are always exceptions to any rule. It just really bothers me to see the casual locker room conversation here that is so toxic to having an inclusive community.
What? Why? This is interesting. As a woman the only thing that offends me in "tech" is people who don't treat me as a person, but rather as a "woman in tech." I am person. I am just as good as you. I don't need some strong man to protect me from the big, scary world of the impolite hentai-masturbating nerds. Throwaway since I want to tell you to go fuck yourself. Yes, even women know those words, thank you very much.
It's not just a question of male/female, but of inclusiveness. As a minority, I see the same thing. The problem with tech is the white/asian male dominated frat house culture that pervades it from the point of college all the way to large companies. And anything that perpetuates that is unwelcome in a professional environment in my opinion.
How was it possible that you typed all this out, read it over, and still didn’t see the irony in what you were saying?
We are absolutely incredibly offended by porn. So thank you for speaking out to protect us women! I see that another woman has already told you to fuck off, so I’ll spare you that.
So much of our technologies have been built or adapted to enhance and/or fulfil our desires, including sexual desires, it is puzzling to me why you think women are somehow excluded from this. Your post smacks of a modern puritanism.