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by datahipster 2789 days ago
Here's an article of a developer who went through something similar: http://findingscience.com/ruby/2014/11/17/why-im-renaming-a-...

The bit that stands out to me is an e-mail he received from a female engineer:

> While the idealist in me would love to aim for a world where sex was treated more equally and openly, the unfortunate reality of tech is that it has been a haven for misogynistic men and the environment is heavily male dominated. While in an ideal world the name SexMachine would be something that both genders could joke about, the reality is that the tech community is not ready or capable of that today.

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From the comments on that thread:

> RapeLiberalSluts • 4 years ago

> For your own mental health, stop believing this nonsense about misogyny. Your peers are brainwashing you.

That's even 4 years ago when it wasn't quite as popular to be so edgy/hateful outside of certain communities.

Edgy?