if its more than 90% accurate with my normal speach, put me up for 1,000,000 shares!:)
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sorry about the sp; I was typing to fast:)You're excused. But I'd like to point out that I wasn't asking for all whatevers to be represented here, just not
51% of the population to be excluded. "included", not "excluded
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Your excused. But I'd like to point out that I wasking asking for all whatevers to be represented here, just not 51% of the population to be excluded. "included", not "excluded".
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dear lord.... now I remember why i never post on slashdot
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As long as we can say "Assuming that geeks are males is perfectly all right", it will always be a safe bet, neh? What girl would feel accepted by a group that is comfortable with such statements? To answer your question, I don't write he/she whenever I'm reffering to "someone" because I typically am aware of thier sex. If I were to write about a stereotypical "geek" I would be tempted to write "he" since most "geeks" are guys, tho I don't find myself in this situation very often and typically try to avoid it. But if I were to refer, in general, to all geeks, I wouldn't speak in gender exclusive language. I don't characterize extreamly unfair stereotypes when I write. I'm not calling anyone an asshole here, I'm bringing this up because Sexism is a problem mostly because no "one" wants to deal with it. Its important to notice that people make unfair assumptions everyday.
why girlfriends? What about boyfriends? This suggests that geeks are all males (or possibly lesbians?). I know this is nit-picky, but problems like this will never go away if people don't realize thier omnipresence.
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if its more than 90% accurate with my normal speach, put me up for 1,000,000 shares! :)
sorry about the sp; I was typing to fast :)You're excused. But I'd like to point out that I wasn't asking for all whatevers to be represented here, just not
51% of the population to be excluded. "included", not "excluded
Your excused. But I'd like to point out that I wasking asking for all whatevers to be represented here, just not 51% of the population to be excluded. "included", not "excluded".
dear lord.... now I remember why i never post on slashdot
As long as we can say "Assuming that geeks are males is perfectly all right", it will always be a safe bet, neh? What girl would feel accepted by a group that is comfortable with such statements? To answer your question, I don't write he/she whenever I'm reffering to "someone" because I typically am aware of thier sex. If I were to write about a stereotypical "geek" I would be tempted to write "he" since most "geeks" are guys, tho I don't find myself in this situation very often and typically try to avoid it. But if I were to refer, in general, to all geeks, I wouldn't speak in gender exclusive language. I don't characterize extreamly unfair stereotypes when I write. I'm not calling anyone an asshole here, I'm bringing this up because Sexism is a problem mostly because no "one" wants to deal with it. Its important to notice that people make unfair assumptions everyday.
why girlfriends? What about boyfriends? This suggests that geeks are all males (or possibly lesbians?). I know this is nit-picky, but problems like this will never go away if people don't realize thier omnipresence.