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Re:An open letter on feminism in tech by dominotw on Thursday May 22, 2014 @02:26PM (#7785396)
"Some men made statements that made us feel unwelcome in the tech industry"

We are going to respond my making generailized hate speech towards all men in the industry.

But seriously, are people expecting 100% support from all sections of society? Is that even a realistic expectation?

Re:An open letter on feminism in tech by mycroft-holmes on Thursday May 22, 2014 @02:31PM (#7785444)
> We are going to respond my making generailized hate speech towards all men in the industry.

This is a large part of my problem with some of the MVC writers. If you're a male, you're guilty. If you're white and male, you're really guilty.

Re:An open letter on feminism in tech by steveklabnik on Thursday May 22, 2014 @03:02PM (#7785684)
I am a straight white male, and I know (and am friends with) many of the MVC writers. I even sponsored the latest issue. So I can say, empirically, you're wrong.
Re:An open letter on feminism in tech by pekk on Thursday May 22, 2014 @04:45PM (#7786393)
You seem like a nice guy, but I think this is about what arguments get deployed if you are perceived not to be toeing a specific kind of feminist line. Socially, in certain circles, you are not allowed to disagree or even question and maybe not talk at all unless you have some kind of special sex/race combination. And the same facts or arguments deployed will be acceptable or despicable depending on WHO says them.
Re:An open letter on feminism in tech by Fomite on Thursday May 22, 2014 @02:49PM (#7785566)
As a white male, I've never encountered this when actually interacting with, well, any feminist I've ever met.
Re:An open letter on feminism in tech by eqdw on Thursday May 22, 2014 @04:50PM (#7786430)
As a white male, I have.

Wanna trade anecdotes on anything else? I've got a shiny holographic bystander-effect story that's raring to go, having read this (http://kirstensamazing.com/stop-leaning-in-put-down-your-iph...) earlier

Re:An open letter on feminism in tech by paulv on Thursday May 22, 2014 @02:54PM (#7785617)
If you don't do the things that people are writing about, then they aren't talking about you.

You should read http://bitchtopia.com/2013/07/11/not-all-men-are-like-that/.

Re:An open letter on feminism in tech by arzugula on Thursday May 22, 2014 @03:29PM (#7785883)
s/men/any other group/g

s/oppressing/any other negative behavior/g

"Having to point out that not every black steals allows for robbery to continue because having to say “some blacks are thieves” gives blacks peace of mind. "

Re:An open letter on feminism in tech by danilocampos on Thursday May 22, 2014 @03:00PM (#7785672)
"hate speech"

You're gonna have to show your work on that one.