[raganwald]

Just so you know, your tone is extremely off-putting. It doesn't come across as genuine asking the question, but are instead whining about how you are being forced to change and you don't want to change and don't see why you should budge so much as a single hair on your head.

Also the "Why not blacks? Why not midgets?" line is a particularly poor choice. My understanding is that little people do not like being called midgets, and by slurring them in the same breath that you speak of women and blacks, you give the impression that women, blacks, and midgets are all categories of people you disrespect.

Finally, entitlement refers to the sense that you deserve what you have, not the feeling that you deserve something you ought to have but don't have.

Therefore, ironically, YOU are the entitled one here. You feel you're entitled to carry on as you have been carrying on.

[rfnslyr]

Therefore, ironically, YOU are the entitled one here. You feel you're entitled to carry on as you have been carrying on.

By not paying extra attention to females?

Buddy, I'm here to get a job done, if my applicant is a woman and she is good, I will hire her. Move on with your bullshit.

[raganwald]

I said noting about what you should or shouldn't do, but I did point out that your tone was combative. And your reply is that I have bullshit. Well, that really speaks for itself: You're a fair-minded, egalitarian, meritocratic, open- minded fellow until called on the toxicity of your tone. Then you become fully abusive.

Tell me why anyone should expect that you are this way when discussing gender, colour, and stature, but miraculously transform into an open-minded and welcoming person when discussing technical ideas?

I'm open to discovering new things, but my bet is that you're rude and bullying about everything, not just this topic.

One upon a time businesspeople would drink together, because alcohol would lower inhibitions so it would strip away the false friendliness and you could discover what people were really like.

Now we have the internet, and no alcohol is needed for people to drop the pretence of civility.