A guide to pricing and hedging (2003) [pdf]
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A guide to pricing and hedging (2003) [pdf]
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Re: A guide to pricing and hedging (2003) [pdf]
#2I hate to be "that person" ... but what is it in this paper that makes it appropriate to label it "The boy's guide ..."
Answer: nothing. Nothing at all.
Words matter, role-models matter, names matter, and this is just completely tone-deaf in today's world.
Men (and boys) may scoff, but seeing the title is seriously off-putting. Unnecessary, inappropriate, and the problem is that the author probably has no clue.
I've not looked too closely yet, and I will, but it appears accessible, accurate, informative, and useful. It may even prove to be actionable. I just wish the title was different.
Re: A guide to pricing and hedging (2003) [pdf]
#3I hate to be "that person" ... but what is it in this paper that makes it appropriate to label it "The boy's guide ..." Answer: nothing. Nothing at all. Words matter, role-models matter, names matter, and this is just completely tone-deaf in today's world. Men (and boys) may scoff, but seeing the title is seriously off-putting. Unnecessary, inappropriate, and the problem is that the author probably has no clue. I've…
lmao
Re: A guide to pricing and hedging (2003) [pdf]
#4I hate to be "that person" ... but what is it in this paper that makes it appropriate to label it "The boy's guide ..." Answer: nothing. Nothing at all. Words matter, role-models matter, names matter, and this is just completely tone-deaf in today's world. Men (and boys) may scoff, but seeing the title is seriously off-putting. Unnecessary, inappropriate, and the problem is that the author probably has no clue. I've…
i agree wholeheartedly with you but just to point out it does look like this is from 2003
Re: A guide to pricing and hedging (2003) [pdf]
#5I hate to be "that person" ... but what is it in this paper that makes it appropriate to label it "The boy's guide ..." Answer: nothing. Nothing at all. Words matter, role-models matter, names matter, and this is just completely tone-deaf in today's world. Men (and boys) may scoff, but seeing the title is seriously off-putting. Unnecessary, inappropriate, and the problem is that the author probably has no clue. I've…
Is "the boy" a patriarchic stand-in for the word "child", or what? It seems like some kind of in-group slang. Reminds me of the British expression "old boy", meaning "man".
Re: A guide to pricing and hedging (2003) [pdf]
#6I hate to be "that person" ... but what is it in this paper that makes it appropriate to label it "The boy's guide ..." Answer: nothing. Nothing at all. Words matter, role-models matter, names matter, and this is just completely tone-deaf in today's world. Men (and boys) may scoff, but seeing the title is seriously off-putting. Unnecessary, inappropriate, and the problem is that the author probably has no clue. I've…
I agree. The only thing I can say in its defence is that it's from 2003. Not a million years ago but I'd like to think we've moved on a bit in 16 years.
Re: A guide to pricing and hedging (2003) [pdf]
#7I hate to be "that person" ... but what is it in this paper that makes it appropriate to label it "The boy's guide ..." Answer: nothing. Nothing at all. Words matter, role-models matter, names matter, and this is just completely tone-deaf in today's world. Men (and boys) may scoff, but seeing the title is seriously off-putting. Unnecessary, inappropriate, and the problem is that the author probably has no clue. I've…
Is "the boy" a patriarchic stand-in for the word "child", or what? It seems like some kind of in-group slang. Reminds me of the British expression "old boy", meaning "man".
The first thing I thought of was a callback to those old books targeted at near-adolescent boys e.g. The Boy's Own Guide to Fishing.
Obviously, it comes off as clumsy and inappropriate today or 16 years ago judging by the date on the footer.
Re: A guide to pricing and hedging (2003) [pdf]
#8I hate to be "that person" ... but what is it in this paper that makes it appropriate to label it "The boy's guide ..." Answer: nothing. Nothing at all. Words matter, role-models matter, names matter, and this is just completely tone-deaf in today's world. Men (and boys) may scoff, but seeing the title is seriously off-putting. Unnecessary, inappropriate, and the problem is that the author probably has no clue. I've…
i agree wholeheartedly with you but just to point out it does look like this is from 2003
I could understand this excuse if instead of 2003 it was written in 1920.
That said, it only contains the word "boy" once in the entire article, and only in the provocative headline.
I think we can all look past the provocative headline.
Re: A guide to pricing and hedging (2003) [pdf]
#9I hate to be "that person" ... but what is it in this paper that makes it appropriate to label it "The boy's guide ..." Answer: nothing. Nothing at all. Words matter, role-models matter, names matter, and this is just completely tone-deaf in today's world. Men (and boys) may scoff, but seeing the title is seriously off-putting. Unnecessary, inappropriate, and the problem is that the author probably has no clue. I've…
The title is obviously tongue in cheek and meant to be light hearted. I mean the article's first sentence is "There is an unfortunate strain of pedantry..." And given that in 2019 you can't use the joking title "A boys guide..." to anything anymore, the world has become much more pedantic. Humor will no longer be tolerated if even a single person doesn't think it is funny.
Re: A guide to pricing and hedging (2003) [pdf]
#10I hate to be "that person" ... but what is it in this paper that makes it appropriate to label it "The boy's guide ..." Answer: nothing. Nothing at all. Words matter, role-models matter, names matter, and this is just completely tone-deaf in today's world. Men (and boys) may scoff, but seeing the title is seriously off-putting. Unnecessary, inappropriate, and the problem is that the author probably has no clue. I've…
lmao
Nice username lol