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Re:What is the history of the use of "foo" and "bar" in sour... by the_gipsy on Saturday October 05, 2024 @06:40PM (#41753437)
Because they are subject both to sexual harassment and to higher expectations, including "professionalism" (not using profanity at the workplace in this specific case).
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Re:What is the history of the use of "foo" and "bar" in sour... by b59831 on Saturday October 05, 2024 @06:42PM (#41753453)
This isn't an answer to the question.

Smug responses like this just means you don't actually have a point.

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Re:What is the history of the use of "foo" and "bar" in sour... by the_gipsy on Sunday October 06, 2024 @06:45AM (#41756228)
How does it not answer the question "why would women avoid fu over foo"? I thought it was clear that "fu" means "fuck up" or even "fuck you", a sexual swear word, while "foo" means nothing at all.
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