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Re:Launch HN: 70MillionJobs (YC S17) – Job board for people ... by leesalminen on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @06:23PM (#14915232)
> positive-sexism

What does that even mean? Isn't all sexism bad?

Re:Launch HN: 70MillionJobs (YC S17) – Job board for people ... by civilian on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @06:29PM (#14915268)
Sexism in favor of the people we're talking about. So, mainsteam thought views women as being the oppressed ones, but the study shows that women tend to get hired at a higher rate than men, simply by having a female name.

Another example of positive-racism-- being a white dude visiting China, I got into night clubs without paying. :-/ But cab drivers also consistently added 50-100% onto the fare.

Re:Launch HN: 70MillionJobs (YC S17) – Job board for people ... by leesalminen on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @06:48PM (#14915383)
Maybe it'd be worded better as "reverse sexism"?

Implying that it's "positive" doesn't do any social justice but incites the us vs them, 0 sum game train of thought.

Re:Launch HN: 70MillionJobs (YC S17) – Job board for people ... by gjjrfcbugxbhf on Thursday August 03, 2017 @10:09AM (#14919681)
If it's treating people differently on the basis of their gender then it's probably easier to just call it what it is - sexism. Then you can start justifying why this specific incidence of sexism might be a social good.
Re:Launch HN: 70MillionJobs (YC S17) – Job board for people ... by leesalminen on Thursday August 03, 2017 @11:56AM (#14920666)
Fair enough!