Sexism in Tech: Don’t Ask Me Unless You’re Ready to Call Someone a Whistleblower

Re:Sexism in Tech: Don’t Ask Me Unless You’re Ready to Call ... by alextgordon on Sunday March 08, 2015 @11:29PM (#9168847)

You unwittingly fall into an enclosure filled with angry chimpanzees.

A crowd gathers, and shouts "Leave the enclosure, climb out, there's a ladder!"

Another crowd gathers and shouts at the first crowd "Shut up. Stop blaming the victim!"

Which crowd has your best interests at heart?

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Re:Sexism in Tech: Don’t Ask Me Unless You’re Ready to Call ... by snowwrestler on Monday March 09, 2015 @12:45AM (#9169132)

Tech companies are staffed with humans, not angry chimpanzees; this analogy is stupid.

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Re:Sexism in Tech: Don’t Ask Me Unless You’re Ready to Call ... by admiralpumpkin on Monday March 09, 2015 @02:30AM (#9169495)

I'll help you out here:

You unwittingly fall into an enclosure filled with angry chimpanzees.

Some of the chimpanzees are guarding a ladder. You can't see where it leads.

You notice other people have fallen into the enclosure too. They help you stand up and remind you that the chimps suck.

Who has your best interests at heart?

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Re:Sexism in Tech: Don’t Ask Me Unless You’re Ready to Call ... by JoeAnzalone on Monday March 09, 2015 @12:12AM (#9169015)

Yeah except the ladder leads directly into the shark tank. (Unemployment, retaliation from your rapist, damage to your reputation/resume)

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