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Re:Sexism In Tech: We’re Not Making It Up by jasonshen on Monday February 25, 2013 @01:30PM (#5280647)
Your suggestion that "there will always be socially restarted people" perpetuates the idea that things can't improve. Violent crime and overt prejudice to minorities and LGBT folks have gone down over time because it became a big deal. What we just said "there will always be bigots" and then stopped caring, that progress never would have happened.

Change is possible and we should strive to make it happen.

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Re:Sexism In Tech: We’re Not Making It Up by Hairy_Sandwich on Monday February 25, 2013 @02:33PM (#5281159)
Well what I was saying is that the women should make it obvious that they don't tolerate this behaviour. So that even somebody who's a little slow socially will get the message. Don't spare their feelings, just get the message across I guess.
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Re:Sexism In Tech: We’re Not Making It Up by steveklabnik on Monday February 25, 2013 @02:54PM (#5281321)
Yes, who cares about the safety of the victim, let's prioritize the feelings of the attacker.
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Re:Sexism In Tech: We’re Not Making It Up by Hairy_Sandwich on Monday February 25, 2013 @05:43PM (#5282385)
That's what I said "Don't spare their feelings, just get the message across I guess."

I don't even know what you are trying to say....

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Re:Sexism In Tech: We’re Not Making It Up by steveklabnik on Monday February 25, 2013 @05:57PM (#5282458)
Ahhhhh. I apologize. Because you said "I guess" I thought you were implying that you weren't very happy with this idea.

Tone is hard on Hacker News. I apologize.

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