token_female

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by token_female 14y ago
For the claim that all forms of love, respect etc. Boil down to sexual attraction? Yes. I don't know where you've been for the past 40 years, but Freud's theories on sexuality had no basis in empiricism and are no longer accepted among mode
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by token_female 14y ago
[citation needed] I would love to see the study that demonstrates this, controlling for all societal factors.
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by token_female 14y ago
I think the same thing, until I read the comments...
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by token_female 14y ago
> But a boy who plays with a Barbie gets the shit beaten out of him. Possibly even by his own parents. I already pre-empted this. Read my comment again. Barbies are sex objects. LEGOs are precursors to a respectable career path. It's no
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by token_female 14y ago
> I do not believe this has got anything to do with sexism > That is our culture Has it ever occurred to you that "our culture" might be a bit sexist? > Men have to approach women, or they don't get laid 1. Approach doesn't have
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by token_female 14y ago
> There is something about IT that either appeals especially to males, or males are particularly skilled at. I have no idea why. Really? You have no idea? You don't think it might possibly have something to do with sexism in society and
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by token_female 14y ago
Without fail, the top comment on every HN link related to sexism in the field is "that's not sexism!". What is it going to take to convince you that sexism in the tech community is real and is a big part of why there are so few women? How m