I consider myself to be a humanist, not a feminist. I fell in love with my partner, because he's awesome; we had great conversation and great sex. I couldn't care less how much money he makes, and as for his looks, he's beautiful to me...which is all that matters. There are more people like that than not. As for being "freaky, ugly, and strange looking..." Why do you give a shit what people say about you? "Pretty is as pretty does" goes both ways. Maybe people think you're ugly, because you have an ugly heart. I grew up in the South with assholes like you running amok and in droves. You want to believe we're all feminist lesbian whores, but the truth is that you're simply inadequate as a person, much less a man.
You got "no action" because you're a creepy fucking asshole, not because you were poorer. Why would you want to be with someone who's only interested in your bottom line? Why don't you look for other types of women? Because the only ones who will have anything to do with you are the ones you pay. Don't advertise your portfolio and you won't get money-grubbing women. You must fall into that 99 % of men who are dickheads.
Yeah, that must be why you're an Anonymous Coward. Fucker. "Taking it like a man" would mean having the balls to use your name when you're baiting flame. Ask your mother what being a woman and having an asshole for a son is like; ask your mother about being a woman. Or did your mother not love you enough and that's why you're so bitter and pathetic?
The article seems inherently flawed to me. For one, it's statistical fact that not many people are entering computer science programs, no matter their gender. The biggest flaw, however, seems to be that the University Chicks were asking high school kids what they wanted to do with their lives. Now that's fucking brilliant. I'm going to be 27 this year, and I've only recently figured out in which ball park my career will reside, much less nailed down the specifics... I've gone from a dual major in English and Journalism, right out of high school, to Computer and Information Sciences and Information Design. There is a difference between the two. Asking an 18-year-old child what she wants to do With The Rest of Her Life is the stupidest of grounds upon which to found a study, in my opinion. The fact is simply that being a geek is a life style, not a career choice. It takes a special breed of HUMAN, male or female, to be a geek. If the University Chicks are upset by their stats, the realization should follow that more people should be recruited for technology careers, not just more women. As for the statement, "they are turned off by technical careers that they view as full of geeky guys," I can only retort that I wouldn't want to date anyone with whom I couldn't discuss the things that interest me. At the risk of practicing age discrimination, I'll ask how many high school aged girls know what the hell they're looking for in partners? I know when I was 18, I dated a drastically different kind of boy than the man I am with now. Incidentally, he's a hell of a lot prettier than the non-geeky guys I dated then, too. Frankly, most of the quotes in the article seem to come from girls who are probably great until they open their mouths and ruin the effect. "I don't want to take computer science.... Just looking at it, all the programming and these funny-looking things on the paper. It (takes) so much stuff to do one thing on the computer." This girl is, in effect, saying, "Math is hard." I'd like to know how well this female did in school over all. The socialization issue warrants further study. Female children are not taught they may manipulate their environments, and some studies link this rearing style to female difficulties in math. If little Jimmy is running through the house and breaks something, boys will be boys. If little Jenny does it, she's being unlady-ish. Still, this issue speaks to a larger socialization issue, and only reflects on the technology industry in the same way it would reflect on any other industry: all PEOPLE should be raised equally. But what do I know? I'm just a poor, helpless girl.
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I consider myself to be a humanist, not a feminist. I fell in love with my partner, because he's awesome; we had great conversation and great sex. I couldn't care less how much money he makes, and as for his looks, he's beautiful to me...which is all that matters. There are more people like that than not. As for being "freaky, ugly, and strange looking..." Why do you give a shit what people say about you? "Pretty is as pretty does" goes both ways. Maybe people think you're ugly, because you have an ugly heart. I grew up in the South with assholes like you running amok and in droves. You want to believe we're all feminist lesbian whores, but the truth is that you're simply inadequate as a person, much less a man.
I wish I worked for /. in a "Reply to Idiots" capacity. I'm replying to you.
You got "no action" because you're a creepy fucking asshole, not because you were poorer. Why would you want to be with someone who's only interested in your bottom line? Why don't you look for other types of women? Because the only ones who will have anything to do with you are the ones you pay. Don't advertise your portfolio and you won't get money-grubbing women. You must fall into that 99 % of men who are dickheads.
You rock.
This is exactly the kind of idiotic drivel that makes me question the validity of the First Amendment. I hope you're sterile.
Yeah, that must be why you're an Anonymous Coward. Fucker. "Taking it like a man" would mean having the balls to use your name when you're baiting flame. Ask your mother what being a woman and having an asshole for a son is like; ask your mother about being a woman. Or did your mother not love you enough and that's why you're so bitter and pathetic?
The article seems inherently flawed to me. For one, it's statistical fact that not many people are entering computer science programs, no matter their gender. The biggest flaw, however, seems to be that the University Chicks were asking high school kids what they wanted to do with their lives. Now that's fucking brilliant. I'm going to be 27 this year, and I've only recently figured out in which ball park my career will reside, much less nailed down the specifics... I've gone from a dual major in English and Journalism, right out of high school, to Computer and Information Sciences and Information Design. There is a difference between the two. Asking an 18-year-old child what she wants to do With The Rest of Her Life is the stupidest of grounds upon which to found a study, in my opinion. The fact is simply that being a geek is a life style, not a career choice. It takes a special breed of HUMAN, male or female, to be a geek. If the University Chicks are upset by their stats, the realization should follow that more people should be recruited for technology careers, not just more women. As for the statement, "they are turned off by technical careers that they view as full of geeky guys," I can only retort that I wouldn't want to date anyone with whom I couldn't discuss the things that interest me. At the risk of practicing age discrimination, I'll ask how many high school aged girls know what the hell they're looking for in partners? I know when I was 18, I dated a drastically different kind of boy than the man I am with now. Incidentally, he's a hell of a lot prettier than the non-geeky guys I dated then, too. Frankly, most of the quotes in the article seem to come from girls who are probably great until they open their mouths and ruin the effect. "I don't want to take computer science. ... Just looking at it, all the programming and these funny-looking things on the paper. It (takes) so much stuff to do one thing on the computer." This girl is, in effect, saying, "Math is hard." I'd like to know how well this female did in school over all. The socialization issue warrants further study. Female children are not taught they may manipulate their environments, and some studies link this rearing style to female difficulties in math. If little Jimmy is running through the house and breaks something, boys will be boys. If little Jenny does it, she's being unlady-ish. Still, this issue speaks to a larger socialization issue, and only reflects on the technology industry in the same way it would reflect on any other industry: all PEOPLE should be raised equally. But what do I know? I'm just a poor, helpless girl.