...I'm assuming there's something subtler and importanter to it, because it seems Michele/Mz has a damned decent brain going on. I mean seriously, how often do you find someone with this nuance of opinion:
"I loathe the expression "The Patriarchy" and I think it mostly does not fit the issues of gender disparity seen on HN. I can think of one or two men there who strike me as staunch supporters of "The Patriarchy," but I think most men there are not actively trying to keep "little women" in "their place." They are mostly just human beings, who happen to be male, who don't know a better answer than the crappy situation we currently have. But, then, most women don't have better answers either and have much more vested interest in finding such answers. I see no reason to vilify men for such a prosaic shortcoming of happenstance." [1]
That was very well said. Statements like this attempt to find common cause and allow us to come together for a solution. Calling someone a member of "The Patriarchy" is dismissive and removes men from the conversation.
> This article reads as "Don't take his advice. I don't like him therefore his advice is bad."
It also misrepresents his actual advice, which was not "fire the guy immediately", but "consult with an attorney (and, parenthetically, my guess is that the attorney will say to fire the guy.)"
The difference is important, because Patio11's actual advice leaves open the possibility that the attorney might recommend something else, including, presumably, not firing the guy and instead using internal counseling managed by HR to try to resolve the situation and ensure it isn't repeated. Patio11 isn't pretending to be an authority here, he's recommending consulting with someone who actually is an authority on the issue.
...I'm assuming there's something subtler and importanter to it, because it seems Michele/Mz has a damned decent brain going on. I mean seriously, how often do you find someone with this nuance of opinion:
"I loathe the expression "The Patriarchy" and I think it mostly does not fit the issues of gender disparity seen on HN. I can think of one or two men there who strike me as staunch supporters of "The Patriarchy," but I think most men there are not actively trying to keep "little women" in "their place." They are mostly just human beings, who happen to be male, who don't know a better answer than the crappy situation we currently have. But, then, most women don't have better answers either and have much more vested interest in finding such answers. I see no reason to vilify men for such a prosaic shortcoming of happenstance." [1]
[1] http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/p/hn-tools.html