Re:Catch-22: Tech Blogging As a Woman
by wickedchicken on Monday July 02, 2012 @11:46AM
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> The solution is to let it emerge naturally and subtly.
I reserve the right to let people know who I am at any time and to deliver it how I please. I don't want anyone to tell me I should "let it emerge naturally." If I want to do that then sure, that's very tactful. But sometimes I don't.
The author has an obligation to do nothing. It is up to the audience to change their perceptions.
Re:Catch-22: Tech Blogging As a Woman
by lmm on Monday July 02, 2012 @02:27PM
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If you open with angry social commentary about being a woman in tech, then the perception being complained about is in fact accurate and your audience has no obligation to change it.
I reserve the right to let people know who I am at any time and to deliver it how I please. I don't want anyone to tell me I should "let it emerge naturally." If I want to do that then sure, that's very tactful. But sometimes I don't.
The author has an obligation to do nothing. It is up to the audience to change their perceptions.