Women participants in the lounge?
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I know you probably aren't aware of it but that statement was incredibly patronising, sexist and crass. It's precisely this attitude that has driven the female contingent away. I am sure they face bias and sexism in real life, so they don't need to encounter it here.
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Lauren ! I knew someone was missing, it was her. ( Lauren, Leppie and Leckey are the ones I always mistake ).
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Ouch you took it in the most serious way one can take. That was meant in a very light tone.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
Perhaps you might want to consider the joke icon next time so that misunderstandings are avoided.
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Elaine left us, didn't she? Or is she back?
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932I emailed Elaine a while back asking her to reconsider. Sadly she felt that the same attitudes that drove her away from the site were still prevalent.
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I emailed Elaine a while back asking her to reconsider. Sadly she felt that the same attitudes that drove her away from the site were still prevalent.
Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
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Unfortunately, I think she might be right... :sigh:
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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I know you probably aren't aware of it but that statement was incredibly patronising, sexist and crass. It's precisely this attitude that has driven the female contingent away. I am sure they face bias and sexism in real life, so they don't need to encounter it here.
Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
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People need to stop being so damn sensitive, politically correct and hypocrtical. If you for one minute think, you would'nt get statements that are patronising, sexist or crass, if the the posts were dominated by females. I would have to say, that you need to wake up, and smell the roses. Women can be just as vulgar, condescending, insensitive, etc as men. As far as I am concerned, if the girls want to play with the boys then they need to accept the way boys are and vice versa. Having said this, it does not mean, that we should not be polite and considerate to other members feelings. It means if a light hearted comment comes along, that might be interpreted as crass, patronizing or politically incorrect by some, then don't get your panties in a twist, see it for what it is, a joke.
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Are there any active women participants in the Lounge? Or is it only we men who have a funny bone? ;P
First, the programming industry's male-to-female ratio has always been overwhelmingly weighted towards males. I've met exactly two female programmers in my 30-year career. One was only doing it until they hired me, and the other had been moved into the position "to see if she could handle it". I personally treated them like programmers first, and women second. Other coworkers not only treated them like women first, but they treated them like they were stupid BECAUSE they were women. This was the primary reason they were either looking for non-programming jobs, or happy to hand the job to someone else. There are many more female system admins than there are female programmers (I know two right at the moment). I don't understand why it's so important to know how many female programmers there are on CP. I know of three or four that WERE here, and that one of them recently requested that her account be deleted because of some of the people here. So, grow up and mind your own business.
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Are there any active women participants in the Lounge? Or is it only we men who have a funny bone? ;P
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Yes, CP is lacking in women in general. During the last 3 years I have been really active and completely off the grid for several months. We have some regular women in other countries, but I think I've been one of the main ones from the US.
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Yes, but you are one of us, so we can't consider you a "chick" even if you are one. ;P BTW what is up with this new user-id?
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I know you probably aren't aware of it but that statement was incredibly patronising, sexist and crass. It's precisely this attitude that has driven the female contingent away. I am sure they face bias and sexism in real life, so they don't need to encounter it here.
Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
but that statement was incredibly patronising, sexist and crass.
Well it's Vivek. What did you expect would his attitude be with women? :rolleyes: BTW he was joking there! :-)
Regards, Nish
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Lauren ! I knew someone was missing, it was her. ( Lauren, Leppie and Leckey are the ones I always mistake ).
Rage wrote:
( Lauren, Leppie and Leckey are the ones I always mistake ).
Poor leppie.
Regards, Nish
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Rage wrote:
( Lauren, Leppie and Leckey are the ones I always mistake ).
Poor leppie.
Regards, Nish
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
but that statement was incredibly patronising, sexist and crass.
Well it's Vivek. What did you expect would his attitude be with women? :rolleyes: BTW he was joking there! :-)
Regards, Nish
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Well it's Vivek. What did you expect would his attitude be with women?
I'm reporting this to my Boss Jeremy. :rolleyes:
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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I know you probably aren't aware of it but that statement was incredibly patronising, sexist and crass. It's precisely this attitude that has driven the female contingent away. I am sure they face bias and sexism in real life, so they don't need to encounter it here.
Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Well it's Vivek. What did you expect would his attitude be with women?
I'm reporting this to my Boss Jeremy. :rolleyes:
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
:-D
Regards, Nish
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Yes, but you are one of us, so we can't consider you a "chick" even if you are one. ;P BTW what is up with this new user-id?
Regards, Nish
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Yes, but you are one of us, so we can't consider you a "chick" even if you are one.
Hmm, don't know what to say about that - maybe you'd like to explain yourself :confused:
It’s not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it’s because we do not dare that things are difficult. ~Seneca
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Yes, but you are one of us, so we can't consider you a "chick" even if you are one.
Hmm, don't know what to say about that - maybe you'd like to explain yourself :confused:
It’s not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it’s because we do not dare that things are difficult. ~Seneca
AnnieMacD wrote:
Hmm, don't know what to say about that - maybe you'd like to explain yourself :confused:
Just an inside joke. Despite her new user-id she's actually an old-timer. :)
Regards, Nish
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Also another one dudette AnnieMacD[^]
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