'Titstare' app at TechCrunch: women in tech deserve better

Re:'Titstare' app at TechCrunch: women in tech deserve better by partoa on Monday September 09, 2013 @09:06AM (#6353166)

Put that way, it may make sense...My problem is that almost everyone is reacting as if the intention of that presentation was to demean or objectify women rather than make light of the fact that men do stare at tits. Still, I'd go for both men and women understanding each other over political correctness. Reason, this will eventually lead to men only events http://borderhouseblog.com/?p=5811.

I wouldn't go for making men uncomfortable around women any more than making women uncomfortable around men. The solution, I believe, lies somewhere in between men appreciating that some things are rude in certain contexts and women appreciating that men may make certain jokes without any ill intent. Also, in my experience, in offices that are balanced, gender wise, such jokes are not uncommon; it's a thing people do.

I just think that such arguments simply trivialise misogyny which actually exists http://www.policymic.com/articles/30922/adria-richards-why-a....

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Re:'Titstare' app at TechCrunch: women in tech deserve better by marvin on Monday September 09, 2013 @11:45AM (#6354128)

Yeah, I agree with these points, and I believe the last one is a big deal. The ideal would be a tech community where there is a suitable balance in all respects. It doesn't provide any benefit if a lot of people have to self-censor in the name of political correctness. When people claim that this is necessary, they are missing the point. This is a nuanced situation where it would be very easy to throw the baby out with the bathwater. The PyCon incident perfectly illustrated this.

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