[m0th87]

> You should design with your mother in mind

If you're a guy, you know those prototypical ads that show the incompetent male who can't fix something/clean properly/file taxes, and then the wife/girlfriend shows up and saves the day?

I imagine this meme of the incompetent mother who doesn't understand computers must feel the same way for women.

[nmc]

Agreed (not sure about your parallel with those ads, though). From the FAQ:

> We're accepting suggestions for future moms to work with, so we can review more sites

This is just baffling. Could it be more sexist?

[nmc]

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As to what I meant and may have been unclear: the authors are making an implicit equivalency between:

• people who will struggle to understand a website

• mothers of website makers

This is, to me, blatantly sexist — at least until they extend it to "parents of website makers".

[dijit]

Jesus Christ.

it's a parable, he means "older people", why is it, when it's a guy it's ok but if it's a woman it's sexist.

sure, his words could be "parent" but:

1) it doesn't flow

2) it's something everyone can relate to

3) we're from a generation of the largest number of single parents (which are mostly women)

4) it's an adorable method of wording, not a derogatory one.

for the love of god can people stop harping on about sexism, sexism exists and you just hurt the cause when -every- time soemone says "woman" you just jump to the defensive and start slandering everyone.

Don't assume malice, your life will be easier.