[mediacrisis]

You've got to be kidding me. Catering to one demographic does not inherently disenfranchise the other. Its not sexist that I've never seen a woman in a Gillette Fusion ad (eta: save for at the end when oh MAN is her honey smooth!). It is not "reverse sexist" that there is a site addressing women's issues and experience in tech.

[Goladus]

While I agree "reverse sexist" is a silly term to use in this case, you should really research both sides of the issue before telling a man to check his privilege. (If you had, you would have almost certainly come up with a more effective response)

[mediacrisis]

I'm curious to what the "other side" of this issue is. Is there nary a safe space on the internet for men to talk about their experience in the tech sector?

[Goladus]

> I'm curious to what the "other side" of this issue is.

When the term 'male privilege' is dragged into the discussion, people are likely start thinking about their own experiences. They'll remember girls getting extra attention in labs, girls getting deadline extensions, they'll remember working at a pizza shop Saturday night to help pay rent/tuition while the girl on a girl-only scholarship is enjoying a date paid for by her wealthy boyfriend. The details will be different for each individual but the important point is that the answer to the question "what is privilege?" is not simple. It doesn't offer a clear answer to the charge.

> Is there nary a safe space on the internet for men to talk about their experience in the tech sector?

Why not simply state this point directly (minus the sarcasm if possible) instead of making accusations of privilege to people you don't know anything about?

If the counterargument is good enough I will file it away in my head to use next time the topic comes up. Or I might think of other questions, like what happens if a womens-only tech group becomes more successful than any other tech group in a particular domain/region and men want to participate?

Though personally, I probably would have just downvoted and been done with it.