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What I just realised is that the term porn star is genderless. It could be a reference to a male star just as well as to a female star. The fact that people are interpreting it as female and getting offended highlights a social bias they should avoid.
View the slides though and then say the presenter thinks of it as genderless.
What I just realised is that the term porn star is genderless. It could be a reference to a male star just as well as to a female star. The fact that people are interpreting it as female and getting offended highlights a social bias they should avoid.
This horse is dead by now. Please, stop beating it.
Do you mean to say that you've heard enough discussion about it? There are obviously underlying issues that haven't been resolved yet.
Like why people are going on and on about it...
This horse is dead by now. Please, stop beating it.
If one has a few minutes, reading this might not be a waste of time (as it initially appears from the name and the topic referenced in it), and could give some good food for thought on the social aspect of collaborating with people who are different from oneself.
Are we still talking about this? People could have just noted that they think the presentation was in bad taste, and moved on with their lives. If the presentation was representative of the mindset of the whole Ruby community, well then, maybe you should reconsider being part of the Ruby community - there's another one with magical ponies and stuff! If not, then all is well. People are different. Remember that awesom…
Are we still talking about this? People could have just noted that they think the presentation was in bad taste, and moved on with their lives. If the presentation was representative of the mindset of the whole Ruby community, well then, maybe you should reconsider being part of the Ruby community - there's another one with magical ponies and stuff! If not, then all is well. People are different. Remember that awesom…
Anyone care to tell me why my comment was pure idiotic drivel then?
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Anyone care to tell me why my comment was pure idiotic drivel then?
I imagine it was the name calling.
Well, I'm a nerd, and I bet most of the people frequenting this forum are nerds too.
I guess this was another good example of people overreacting then.