I'm definitely aware of people making women's lives harder, and some women say that even small things like these can wear you out eventually, but I don't know.
I mean, surely, if you reverse the sexes and this is okay, it should be okay as-is, too. The enviroment that makes women not want to be in tech would also not be okay if the roles were reversed, but this isn't an instance of that, as far as I can tell.
> some women say that even small things like these can wear you out eventually, but I don't know.
"Death by a thousand cuts", and yes, it's very real, and yes, this (and the resulting discussion around it, even moreso) is very much a "cut".
Sarcasm aside, we ARE facing an issue in the tech world. People that objectify women, discriminate against them or even so little as treat them differently in the workplace should be shamed. However, this crossed the line (imo). Statistics suggest that this was written by a man but I can see a lot of my female friends (if they programmed) be comfortable enough with what they are to use 0xB16B00B5 themselves.
Heck, I'd use 0xB1GD1CK in my code if I could.