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It's only natural - the home is the place for women :D
by trust-me 13y ago
It's only natural - the home is the place for women :D
- inopinatus 13y agoFlippant ironic sexism is still sexism. Admonishments aside, anyone who took Marketing 101 can see that this product is clearly designed for socially adept women 18-30. Most clearly evident from the opening video, and Facebook's marketing team will be canny enough to know exactly what they are doing and who they want to reach.
- enraged_camel 13y agoWhat, we aren't even allowed to joke about sexism now?
- zephjc 13y agoNo. Hacker News is serious business.
- RexRollman 13y agoNo, because offending someone is the very worst thing you can do in the world.
- batiudrami 13y agoThe problem, as with all sexist/racist/homophobic/etc jokes, is that even though you recognise that it's a joke, people who read it don't necessarily do so, and these kind of comments enable the people who believe this stuff to continue to say it, and to believe it's acceptable. When you're exposing your writing to potentially thousands of readers, you have to consider this. It's how reddit went from joking ironically about sexism/racism/homophobia to now featuring pockets where that kind of thing thrives. While I don't want to justify making these kind of jokes to your friends, it's very different when you're with five of your best mates who all recognise that you're joking and understand that that kind of comment is sexist, to saying that kind of thing on the internet. This probably feels like an overreaction - I'm not offended by the comment, just trying to explain why having them is an issue.
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- Cushman 13y agoHuh? I don't get it.