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Re:Apple employees petition demanding investigation into ‘mi... by Udik on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @06:30PM (#27135948)
The question is not whether it's allowed or not, it is. The question is whether it's stupid or not, and I think it is, terribly so.
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Re:Apple employees petition demanding investigation into ‘mi... by chubbyish on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @08:00PM (#27136713)
> thinks them inferior

To who? Eastern European woman. How is this sexist?

> known misogynist

Men find women physically attractive.

I would be interested to know what films, books, comedians you actually find permissible for yourself to enjoy.

If you take offense to what is written here, I really don’t see how most of the media available today can be suitable. Do you ever ask yourself if you are being consistent in your standards?

Re:Apple employees petition demanding investigation into ‘mi... by tomnipotent on Thursday May 13, 2021 @03:36AM (#27139414)
I don't have to work for those directors, authors, or comedians. And if Joss Whedon is any indication, a lot of other people don't want to either but have toxic people like this forced upon them by powers-that-be.
Re:Apple employees petition demanding investigation into ‘mi... by rasputnik6502 on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @06:47PM (#27136090)
Nobody forces them to work, and 'known mysogynist' is just a personal attack without merit. What actions did he take against women in general or any woman in particular to be called a misogynist? Remember, if it's only your personal belief, if you dislike the book and the author of it you're free to look for another workplace. But not free to take actions against someone just because you don't like them.
Re:Apple employees petition demanding investigation into ‘mi... by tomnipotent on Thursday May 13, 2021 @03:35AM (#27139404)
> Nobody forces them to work

Right, because women are all still all housewives and don't need to worry about bills or having jobs and the bosses they might have.

> What actions did he take against

How have you missed the whole "wrote book expressing lots of misogyny" bit?

Re:Apple employees petition demanding investigation into ‘mi... by Udik on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @07:00PM (#27136224)
> women should be forced to work under a known misogynist

How do you know he's a misogynist? You read a small, absolutely marginal excerpt from a book that is clearly written in a literary style. In it, he draws a comparison between a particular woman, who is praised for her talent and resourcefulness, and "most Bay Area women", who are definitely not all women, in the Bay Area and much less in general. "Most Americans" is not a judgement on human beings, "most American men" is not a judgement on all men, so why should "most Bay Area women" be a judgement on all women? And this is even assuming that that remark corresponds to some deep conviction, which is a silly assumption given the style and the context.

Re:Apple employees petition demanding investigation into ‘mi... by tomnipotent on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @07:30PM (#27136502)
Did you consider that I've read the book?

Here's my favorite review from Goodreads 2016:

"Pretentious, pseudo-intellectual misogynist pontificates about his theories on tech business, society, and capitalism while sneering at every other human with Olympian contempt and making unacceptable sexist comments about women for about 500 pages."