thank you aaron swartz

[applegoddess]

An excerpt from an interview with Aaron Swartz of reddit/rss/rdf fame - http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2007-05-07-n78.html

... [S]eeing how the tech community mistreats women and people of other races

Comments

[netdef]

My partner and SO has run into this time and time again in her job at a software firm.

I don't know why she puts up with it, but as she gently reminds me when I get upset upon hearing the latest outrage . . . it's not my decision. I respect that.

I think her view is that she can tame that brutish crew. I hope she succeeds.

[applegoddess]

too many people :[

i've given up. it's easiest to ignore.

[jessalyn]

I think this is just about any industry, though. Not just tech.

It's really sad.

Though, I've not really had much a problem myself. I know it exsists... Or maybe I'm just one of those women that have learned to tolerate it? Not sure. :/

[applegoddess]

yeah, but not like blatantly offensive vulgar discrimination, sometimes.

i suppose it's not so bad, i'm just sick of it.

[jessalyn]

With the amount of complaints I've gotten about men in general from female friends of mine (boyfriends and whatnot) I'm sick of it too.

It's hard to find a guy that can actually... behave himself? -_-

[applegoddess]

yes!

[applegoddess]

oh god, don't even get me started on that.. :P

it's sorta sad how people seem to think that being behind a semi-anonymous veil on IRC gives them license to act however they feel like acting.

[dwizzy]

"As a result, the only women you see in tech are those who are willing to put up with all the abuse."

See how great life is? As a result, you only get to work with cooler women! :-)

[applegoddess]

no.

just..no.

[dwizzy]

hmmm... perhaps you have a different startingpoint in this discussion. Perhaps a more ethical one, too. :-P