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Re:Female FOSS dev quits tech industry due to harassment by icosa on Thursday October 27, 2011 @03:46PM (#3165159)
Women get a whole other dimension of online harrasment that men don't.

For a gaming-centered sample, look at http://fatuglyorslutty.com/ .

Re:Female FOSS dev quits tech industry due to harassment by fleitz on Thursday October 27, 2011 @04:01PM (#3165230)
Yeah, men have absolutely never been accused of being fat, ugly, or accused of having a societally unacceptable number of sexual partners.

What exactly is wrong with the idea that we shouldn't harass anyone?

What is wrong with the idea that all people are created equal and that people don't need special privileges or protections based on gender/race/sexual orientation?

Re:Female FOSS dev quits tech industry due to harassment by kaybe on Thursday October 27, 2011 @06:11PM (#3165843)
Did you ever play an online game and identify as a woman? It's usually a bad idea, believe me.
Re:Female FOSS dev quits tech industry due to harassment by lizzard on Thursday October 27, 2011 @07:14PM (#3166058)
Similar actions don't have the same force or effect systematically when they are applied to groups who have different levels of power in society.
Re:Female FOSS dev quits tech industry due to harassment by mikemaccana on Friday October 28, 2011 @03:56AM (#3167422)
granting privileges to a select group of people and denying then to others in particular contexts skews power even more.