your_throwaway

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   by your_throwaway 13y ago

   Enlighten me. And while you're at it: why is okay for Louis CK to make a racist joke, but not okay for you? If the joke is hurtful, then shouldn't you be against Louis CK telling it? Why are you okay with that? Why are you givin
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   by your_throwaway 13y ago

   With the same respect I treat my best friend? Well, first: my best friend is a woman. And could you please enumerate for me what constitutes a sexist joke? My aforementioned best friend (who I have had this conversation with) as well as mo
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   by your_throwaway 13y ago

   We are literally on the exact same page. You're enumerating my point. Inviting somebody for beers isn't hitting on them, but I have been told by women exactly why this is not okay . (In conversations like this one. This sort
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   by your_throwaway 13y ago

   Yeah, except when I do start a conversation with you, I'm hitting on you, and probably being "creepy". I have to navigate a mental minefield of "don't say this" "don't say that too much" or &quot
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   by your_throwaway 13y ago

   I hope that it isn't against HN guidelines to create a throwaway for things like this. I don't feel safe posting a link like this under my main account. This article is really scary. It sounds like this guy was legitimately tryin
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   How not to support women in tech(doubleunion.tumblr.com)

   2 points by your_throwaway 13y ago|1 comments