The sexism of Roblimo's article is depressing but familiar. He claims to be giving advice on getting a wife but, in fact, just babbles on about how to pick who'll be good in bed and how to get her there. Naturally all us women are so stupid that if you just keep your eyes and hands off our boobs long enough, we'll assume you must really like us for ourselves and rip our clothes for you. Notice also that despite Roblimo's wife sweetly drawing his bath for him every day, he never once mentions what he does for HER - in fact he never even mentions the CONCEPT that he might do something in return. How can he when he's locked up making love to his computer all day and night? Does it occur to him that his wife might be just a little bored and lonely during those periods? Roblimo compares himself to an artist - try reading a few artists' biographies and see just how long their relationships tended to last. Yes, I'm a woman and I work as a system support-admin. I guess this makes me the kind of competitive geekgirl Roblimo waves crosses at. And guess what? I've given up on geek guys because in my experience, they're just as sexist and insulting as Roblimo. I don't fall for guys plodding their way through step-by-step formulae on how to get me into bed any more than I fall for guys with sleazy pickup lines. And any guy who expects me to draw his bath while he doesn't do a single damned thing for me (and this is REALLY common) gets booted out of my life pronto. I don't care how brilliant-but-shy you are, I will not be your drudge. It's good to see that a few slashdotters have picked up on these points but depressing to see how many more have hailed Roblimo's formula as a godsend. Just try treating us as human beings! Why is that so damned difficult for men?
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The sexism of Roblimo's article is depressing but familiar. He claims to be giving advice on getting a wife but, in fact, just babbles on about how to pick who'll be good in bed and how to get her there. Naturally all us women are so stupid that if you just keep your eyes and hands off our boobs long enough, we'll assume you must really like us for ourselves and rip our clothes for you. Notice also that despite Roblimo's wife sweetly drawing his bath for him every day, he never once mentions what he does for HER - in fact he never even mentions the CONCEPT that he might do something in return. How can he when he's locked up making love to his computer all day and night? Does it occur to him that his wife might be just a little bored and lonely during those periods? Roblimo compares himself to an artist - try reading a few artists' biographies and see just how long their relationships tended to last. Yes, I'm a woman and I work as a system support-admin. I guess this makes me the kind of competitive geekgirl Roblimo waves crosses at. And guess what? I've given up on geek guys because in my experience, they're just as sexist and insulting as Roblimo. I don't fall for guys plodding their way through step-by-step formulae on how to get me into bed any more than I fall for guys with sleazy pickup lines. And any guy who expects me to draw his bath while he doesn't do a single damned thing for me (and this is REALLY common) gets booted out of my life pronto. I don't care how brilliant-but-shy you are, I will not be your drudge. It's good to see that a few slashdotters have picked up on these points but depressing to see how many more have hailed Roblimo's formula as a godsend. Just try treating us as human beings! Why is that so damned difficult for men?