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Re:Ways Men in Tech Are Unintentionally Sexist (2014) by wyager on Monday April 13, 2015 @10:36PM (#9371808)
Perhaps, then, the article should have said anything resembling that. Then we could address how absurd that complaint is.

I've never seen anything close to what you're describing. Believe it or not, 99.9% of adults have no problem saying the words "sexy" or "hot" without having whatever weird childish reaction you're describing.

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Re:Ways Men in Tech Are Unintentionally Sexist (2014) by kaitai on Monday April 13, 2015 @10:49PM (#9371848)
That's what you think, because they're not looking at you!

Guy: "No one stares at my chest at conferences -- I'm sure it doesn't happen! How childish!"

Gal: ...

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Re:Ways Men in Tech Are Unintentionally Sexist (2014) by cbd1984 on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @04:07AM (#9372767)
We can't have a discussion if you assume that everyone who disagrees is only disagreeing because they don't have your precise life experiences, or the life experiences you assume someone else has had.
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