The (un)importance of gender in programming

Re:The (un)importance of gender in programming by georgieporgie on Friday February 17, 2012 @01:15PM (#3604341)

I'll not allow you to invalidate my statement by dismissing me as hypersensitive. That's a lousy tactic you're trying to use.

Addressing an adult human using a child's label is condescending, period. I certainly don't appreciate being called a boy, and I haven't referred to a female colleague as a girl since I was in my teens. Further, if you haven't noticed the consistent way in which comments here have used the words men and girls then I think you're not reading very closely.

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Re:The (un)importance of gender in programming by Jun8 on Friday February 17, 2012 @05:51PM (#3605289)

  > ... invalidate my statement by dismissing me as hypersensitive

I wasn't trying to invalidate your statement, just pointing out that, to me, it is hypersensitive. You might disagree.

  > Addressing an adult human using a child's label is condescending, period

However, you have to base your argument on something other than "I said so". That makes your comment just a statement rather than an argument.

  > I certainly don't appreciate being called a boy ...

The question here is not what person X likes or does not like as a form of address but if such an address can be used in general, in any context.

  > comments here have used the words men and girls

On the men vs. girls issue, I wonder what you think of my comments above.

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