So.. "TitStare" - sexist "DickStare" - not sexist Got it.
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#42I'm tired of seeing everything linked to sexism in tech. Moreover, sexism isn't a female only problem: try (as a male) to get a job in a kindergartn or a nursery school.
Poor men when will we ever catch a break in this world.
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#43Frankly, TitStare was quite funny. In despite of being tits-related, i can't see how a woman could find it offensive (maybe because she has tits too? i can't see the correlation). It's more about lonely developers staring at tits. It's funny to see how the tech industry is passing thru its "feminist" age and just can't understand that THERE ARE differences between men and women, which doesn't mean anyhow that one is…
Rubbish. It was about objectifying women. It had nothing to do with lonely developers. These were two boofhead Australians who sadly exist in my part of the world who used women's bodies as a joke so they could get a quick laugh. There are too many "men" like this in Sydney. I use the word "men" loosely.
The prank wasn't brought to light with the intention of offending women. It's a play on an activity with men, we look at boobs. Not everything involving sex is made with the objective of targeting someone, it's just a joke. If you fail to see it as such, that's your problem.
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#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
And i do totally agree with you on this. Both presentations were pointless, stupid, superficial and idiotic. Still, the point here is not about sexism, but about (as you mentioned) idiots being on stage presenting something they had to keep for themselves or for their local meetups.
It is about sexism. Tell me that this is not sexist? https://mobile.twitter.com/HateYouCards/status/3767351904348...
Is it sexist to like tits?
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#45When I see such developments, I conclude that society does not feel the pain enough yet.
The pain that inevitably will catch up with us, for all the real problems we create but do not solve.
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#46Frankly, TitStare was quite funny. In despite of being tits-related, i can't see how a woman could find it offensive (maybe because she has tits too? i can't see the correlation). It's more about lonely developers staring at tits. It's funny to see how the tech industry is passing thru its "feminist" age and just can't understand that THERE ARE differences between men and women, which doesn't mean anyhow that one is…
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#47So.. "TitStare" - sexist "DickStare" - not sexist Got it.
Genuine question: Is there a dickstare app? And if so, is it not also considered sexist?
I don't know if there exists such an app, but it would probably not be considered sexist. Just like affirmative action / employment equity is not considered racist.
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#48I'm tired of seeing everything linked to sexism in tech. Moreover, sexism isn't a female only problem: try (as a male) to get a job in a kindergartn or a nursery school.
Feminism is about the equality of opportunity and power.
You cannot create a picture of equal sexism by demonstrating a low-power, low-economic status, low opportunity-of-career-advancement role (that has traditionally been a female-only occupation due in-part to traditional gender-specific roles around child-rearing) where men who choose to enter it are viewed with scepticism. Especially if that role includes close, private contact with young children.
Feminists like me want an equal share of the good jobs for women throughout all strata of all industries. Men will undoubtably have to take up some of the low-paid shit jobs to compensate—but that is equality.
Sexism is a female only problem and will continue to be as long as men hold most of the power and are afforded most of the best opportunities.
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#49I am absolutely amazed that these got anywhere near the stage. I'd always considered TechCruch to be about tech, not sexism. Frankly, to the two arseholes from Sydney: you're not a larrikin pair. You're two arseholes. No love, a Sydneysider.
As an Australian, I was disappointed to see the team attempt to use "Aussie humour" as a shield.
What would have been more Australian would be to harden up and apologise.
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#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is about sexism. Tell me that this is not sexist? https://mobile.twitter.com/HateYouCards/status/3767351904348...
Is it sexist to like tits?
Having a sexuality is not sexist. Sexualising the workplace usually is, as it makes it unfriendly to others.
I appreciate that porn (hard, soft or just this smut) is a business too, but is that the business that techcrunch is in?