| > The consensus on HN was that there was nothing wrong with her code, but that she was being picked on solely for being a girl False. They did not know she was a woman when they made fun of the code. And that was not the consensus. [1] In fact, if they had known that she was a woman, they would have known better than to criticize. Us men in tech are well aware by now that you have to shelter women from the real world, lest they shatter into a million pieces. Your delusions of persecution are staggering. [1]
Here is what they saw, no indication of femaleness: https://github.com/harthur/replace > I’m not entirely sure what drives someone to the conclusion that because “harthur”, which turns out to be be “Heather”, is a woman, that by default, I would intentionally discriminate against [Women]. Not every single thing on the internet is about gender equality, or about a minority. In fact, the only reason I’m writing this post is because this kind of continued behavior on the internet is one of the primary reasons this is such a problem. See http://justcramer.com/2013/01/24/being-wrong-on-the-internet... And here is the relevant thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5106767 |
And they say this community's intolerant!