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by ChiliDogSwirl 3385 days ago
>Haha wow I can't believe the negativity in these comments.

To be fair, the article's presentation rather invites them. It's basically presented as "Look what these Indian women accomlished for 10X less money than your male-dominated American groups spent." It's put Americans and males on the defensive, so naturally they will defend...
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ajamesm 3385 days ago
There's no reason American men can't see this project as a success and an inspiration, instead of some kind of indictment on their gender or whatever.
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kodfodrasz 3385 days ago
The parent comment did not blame the project, but the article.
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thebiglebrewski 3385 days ago
Wow! That's my whole point though. Can't we just say congrats for doing something so spectacular and leave it at that? Haven't men had enough victories?

Btw - I'm a man.

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ChiliDogSwirl 3384 days ago
Sure, and we should.

But it's the difference between me saying "I did this cool thing, check it out." and "I did this thing, and it's way better that what you've been doing."

The former statement is likely to elicit praise and appreciation; the latter is likely to prompt a challenge to your assertion. It's just human nature.

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