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A primer on the cruel, tacit laws of type-level programming in Haskell

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Re: A primer on the cruel, tacit laws of type-level programming in Haskell

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Does anyone else think the title is sexist by today's standards?

I have strictly no idea why OP is using women nor in the title or illustrations

It reinforces the stereotype that only women are mean. I would dislike a title reinforcing stereotypes about me: "Detox for Alcoholic East Europeans: Haskell type enforcement".

Re: A primer on the cruel, tacit laws of type-level programming in Haskell

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post #4

Does anyone else think the title is sexist by today's standards?

I have strictly no idea why OP is using women nor in the title or illustrations

It’s just a reference to the Mean Girls movie. Works well with haskell’s kind → mean.

Re: A primer on the cruel, tacit laws of type-level programming in Haskell

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have strictly no idea why OP is using women nor in the title or illustrations

He's drawing a comparison between Haskell kinds and concepts shown in the (once) popular teenage movie "Mean Girls".

It’s still pretty popular, it does have kind of a cult-movie status.

Re: A primer on the cruel, tacit laws of type-level programming in Haskell

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have strictly no idea why OP is using women nor in the title or illustrations

It reinforces the stereotype that only women are mean. I would dislike a title reinforcing stereotypes about me: "Detox for Alcoholic East Europeans: Haskell type enforcement".

No such stereotype says only women are mean.

Re: A primer on the cruel, tacit laws of type-level programming in Haskell

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post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have strictly no idea why OP is using women nor in the title or illustrations

It reinforces the stereotype that only women are mean. I would dislike a title reinforcing stereotypes about me: "Detox for Alcoholic East Europeans: Haskell type enforcement".

I've never heard a stereotype that suggests only women are mean. Perhaps it's a cultural trope?

Re: A primer on the cruel, tacit laws of type-level programming in Haskell

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have strictly no idea why OP is using women nor in the title or illustrations

He's drawing a comparison between Haskell kinds and concepts shown in the (once) popular teenage movie "Mean Girls".

s/He’s/She’s/

Re: A primer on the cruel, tacit laws of type-level programming in Haskell

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Does anyone else think the title is sexist by today's standards?

It's kinda nerdy and very clickbait-ish but sexist? Probably not, but who am I to judge. Old, white and male means I am not entitled to any opinion on such matters, by today's standards.
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