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Re: Hacking my Vagina

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Post by zerostar07 »

mistercow wrote: post #71
zerostar07 wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My deleted comment was "I don't think the majority thinks like that" , which i deleted because i don't have data to back it up. But after reading your reply, what the hell dude/gal? Can't it be that people upvoted the article because sexy subject+technology is double win? Can't it be because i am actually jealous i haven't hacked my penis yet? And i'm not even a Feminist. Now your theory about guilt and nerdgirl fant…

>Can't it be that people upvoted the article because sexy subject+technology is double win? Can't it be because i am actually jealous i haven't hacked my penis yet? Yeah, it can be. I just doubt that it is . Sure, that may be the case for some people, but I'm talking about majority behavior, not universal behavior. >And i'm not even a feminist. That is apparent. >Now your theory about guilt and nerdgirl fantasies...…

> That is apparent.

I needn't continue this thread but how is this apparent? Are my comments sexist or sth? If anything, you are the one who sees a sexist angle in an article that doesn't have any. Does it mean you 're more sensitive to these issues - no, perhaps you feel you have to overcompensate for something even in a neutral environment.

Re: Hacking my Vagina

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Post by mistercow »

franticpedantic wrote: post #78
mistercow wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Can't it be that people upvoted the article because sexy subject+technology is double win? Can't it be because i am actually jealous i haven't hacked my penis yet? Yeah, it can be. I just doubt that it is . Sure, that may be the case for some people, but I'm talking about majority behavior, not universal behavior. >And i'm not even a feminist. That is apparent. >Now your theory about guilt and nerdgirl fantasies...…

You have absolutely zero evidence or basis for your assumption. The truth is that nobody has any idea what people's motivations were for upvoting it, but it deserved to be upvoted. The only person who has made this conversation sexist is you and those who brought the topic up.

I have plenty of evidence and basis in experience, and anyone can see exactly what I mean by following what I mentioned above.

>The only person who has made this conversation sexist is you and those who brought the topic up.

Ah yes, the same thing that anyone steeped in unchecked privilege says when they've got nothing left to argue. Black people are racist for complaining about discrimination, feminists are sexist for pointing out objectification, blah blah blah. Bored now.

Re: Hacking my Vagina

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Post by victorhn »

This is not meant to be a troll post, but just sincere curiosity.

From the site "My full name is Micah Elizabeth Scott, but I used to be Micah Dowty prior to Fall 2010. My friends call me Beth."

How can a woman who used to be a man can have a vagina? is there some kind of surgery? do you keep your sensitivity to be able to use vibrators?

Re: Hacking my Vagina

#85

Post by GuiA »

lobotryas wrote: post #4

Fun article and an excellent hack! Any takers to found a startup in order to dive in and disrupt the sex toy industry with some cutting edge innovation? Imagine the millions you'd rake in if you re-invent sex. I'm looking forward to at least one ero-toy applicant in the next round of YC apps.

This is actually much less taboo in Asia, where there are many startups in that space.

Re: Hacking my Vagina

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Post by rjknight »

mistercow wrote: post #68
rizzom5000 wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No need for stereotypes. The article deserves to be up voted because it is remarkably thorough and well written.

I agree that it deserves to be upvoted for those reasons. I just don't think that's necessarily the primary reason it has been upvoted. Examining the "would this be ranked this high if it were about penis hacking instead?" question is productive because it addresses that.

It probably would be (assuming the ban on penis-related article titles could be circumvented). This is actually a seriously good article of the kind that frequently get upvoted and I don't think this case has much to do with gender.

Re: Hacking my Vagina

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Post by mhurron »

vacri wrote: post #23
zeteo wrote: post #5

I wonder if an article called "Hacking my Penis" would ever last long the HN front page.

Why does any article focusing on women's experience have to have someone come along and say 'it's hard for us men'?

> Why does any article focusing on women's experience have to have someone come along and say 'it's hard for us men'?

For the obvious joke?

Immaturity can make the day so bright some times.

Re: Hacking my Vagina

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Post by tankbot »

victorhn wrote: post #84

This is not meant to be a troll post, but just sincere curiosity. From the site "My full name is Micah Elizabeth Scott, but I used to be Micah Dowty prior to Fall 2010. My friends call me Beth." How can a woman who used to be a man can have a vagina? is there some kind of surgery? do you keep your sensitivity to be able to use vibrators?

Micah, though traditionally a male name, is sometimes given to females. There is no reason to assume there was a sex change, maybe she got married or just changed her name.

Re: Hacking my Vagina

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Post by pizza »

qdot76367 wrote: post #72
qdot76367 wrote: post #59

For anyone interested in more stuff like this, I run a site about sex and technology and track open source sex projects: http://www.slashdong.org

And while we're at it, fun fact: There's a toy called the vstroker, that's basically an endcap to the fleshlight for doing accelerometer readings. ( http://www.vstroker.com , NSFW). It also uses a CC25XX radio chip, and comes with a USB dongle that's basically the reference implementation. So, since these two talk on the same controls, you should be able to take the dongle from the vstroker and the lelo toy, and have…

Submit the idea! http://www.halfbakery.com/category/Computer_3a_20Teledildoni...
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