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Re:Booth Babes, Street Clothes, and GDC: Thanks But You sort... by mitchty on Thursday March 28, 2013 @08:52PM (#5458630)
It is entirely sexist to see an attractive woman and assume that she isn't intelligent.

It's one of the hidden sides of sexism in our society that annoy me. I try to catch myself whenever I find myself doing that, and have been pleasantly surprised.

A side effect of this is that those women that are attractive and intelligent tend to begin to hide it. So you get self-reinforcing behavior from society. Things like guys belittling smart women etc... The whole thing is annoying from the perspective of a guy that loves talking to non-white guys about programming or almost anything interesting. /squirrel banter mode off.

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Re:Booth Babes, Street Clothes, and GDC: Thanks But You sort... by niggler on Thursday March 28, 2013 @09:12PM (#5458714)
"It is entirely sexist to see an attractive woman and assume that she isn't intelligent."

Case in point: Hedy Lamarr, who is probably more well known for her beauty than for her contributions to science (http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT2292387)

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Re:Booth Babes, Street Clothes, and GDC: Thanks But You sort... by mitchty on Thursday March 28, 2013 @09:30PM (#5458761)
Excellent example and case. How Stuff Works did a podcast on her a few years ago, http://castroller.com/podcasts/StuffYouMissed/2118275 she's a fascinating person to learn about.
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