[romwell]

How the hell is it undercut?

Money don't make circumnavigation easier, money makes it possible.

What's next, bitching about how F1 drivers don't buy their own cars, but are sponsored by e.g. Ferrari?

Also, your emphasis on girl shows what it's really about.

As if male sailors all craft their own boats from the trees they chopped with their bare hands, and girls have it easier by having a financial backer.

What a sad day to be on HackerNews (in other words, Saturday).

[ThrowawayTestr]

>Also, your emphasis on girl shows what it's really about.

Not my emphasis, it's from the article.

[romwell]

>Not my emphasis, it's from the article.

It's the emphasis of your comment. The article never stated that her accomplishments (or the difficulties she experienced) were undercut by having a financial backer. You said that.

Speaking of which: again, how exactly is it undercut?

[ThrowawayTestr]

The article called her a girl, I was quoting the article.

>Speaking of which: again, how exactly is it undercut?

Having someone pay for everything removes all barriers, including gender.