I agree with your post mostly, except for the part where you compared a TV to a computer. Seriously, it just makes the rest of what you said look slightly dimmer. My monitor comes on in about the same amount of time as a TV, and that's about the only thing on a computer setup that you could compare.
Wearing a skirt does not have to be provocative. I didn't say it was a mini-skirt. Most of mine are around or just above knee length, and I have several that go all the way to the floor. It's just feminine.
As for the moving heavy boxes thing, it's no secret that women are the physically weaker sex, by and large. Feminists would be angry with me for saying that, but it's true. Men are built differently and have more muscle mass. If something heavy needs to be moved, you probably wouldn't choose the skinniest, weakest guy in the room either. You'd pick whoever was more physically capable of moving it, and if it happened to be some Big Bertha type, she could do it. But this is usually not the case. This is compounded by most males' natural inclination to prove his manliness by performing tasks like that, both to impress his fellow males AND prove his prowess to whatever females are around.
(FWIW, moving objects any larger than a decent-sized server is not in my job description anyway, nor that of any of the males who work alongside me.) The ones that do are either required/asked to in their own job description, or volunteer to based on the inclinations expressed in the previous paragraph. I do what I was hired to do quite well.
I wish even a tiny fraction of the people who claim to support equal rights and non-biased causes actually meant it and would honestly take color out of the equation altogether. You, sir or madam, are awesome.
Really? Wow. I was with a guy for 3 years, married to him for one of those, and I can't remember a single pair of shoes he wore.
I don't really care about things like that. I do like glasses, though, for some reason. And if a man dresses well. I don't mean expensive, I don't mean fashionable, I just mean well. As with women (though we obviously have a lot more choices and concern with this), dressing to complement your body type and coloring, knowing what styles look best on you goes a lot farther than labels.
I don't really think it's superficial, either... if you take time to present yourself well, chances are you view yourself as successful (in whatever you do) and have a good self-image. In a word, you're confident.
This has been another segment of "Advice From Your Friendly Neighborhood Female".
I made no reference to raging bitches:) though they turn US off as well, I work with a few of those myself unfortunately. Luckily I can avoid them most of the time.
I don't fix IT problems with a wrench. (Screwdrivers sometimes.) I cuss plenty. And I do it all in whatever I feel like wearing that day--if that's a skirt, why is that a problem? Most of Slashdot wouldn't mind, anyway.;) Lighten up, man. Unless you have an objection to seeing capable women... does it threaten your masculinity if I can do what you do, and do it well (in a skirt)?
And if the graphics are what does it for you, more power to you! I'm sure you're having the time of your life these days. But for me... hell, Crono Trigger, Super Mario RPG, Seiken Densetsu are still games I love and play to this day. I'm thinking you will really like it when/if we get virtual reality type games, where you can really immerse yourself in a digitally-rendered environment.:) I will too, but for me the actual step-by-step, the dialogue, the gameplay is what does it. And there really are a lot of old games I like more than a lot of new ones. There are, of course, exceptions.
...this is much ado about nothing, and can be attributed simply to natural cycles in the weather system. We've had ice ages, etc in the past. People are so damn self-centered they think anything that happens is a direct result of something they did. I'm not saying there's no merit to the idea at all, but seeing how I'm experiencing almost record cold temperatures now for this time of year in my area, and none of the cited rises in temperature are exactly record-breaking, sweltering changes, I just don't see what imminent disasters are looming. And yes, I've done my research.
It seems to me that we shouldn't tinker with the entire atmosphere, period. We kind of depend on it. I'm not sure how I feel about the possibility of inhaling very small reflective particles, either.
Why not just, you know, focus on reducing emissions?
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...Who licked the red off your candy this morning? Geez...
Uncharted territory is what it was designed to explore! Nay-sayers go home!
Not to go all crazy-patriot on you, but at least the US is trying. It's not easy, you know. ;)
But don't let me or the facts get in the way of bashing "M$" for the "lulz", am I right?
Welcome to Slashdot!
Sounds kind of like a husband.
I agree with your post mostly, except for the part where you compared a TV to a computer. Seriously, it just makes the rest of what you said look slightly dimmer. My monitor comes on in about the same amount of time as a TV, and that's about the only thing on a computer setup that you could compare.
ba-dum cchhhhhinnggg...
No, you're right. It's not demeaning, I'm rather glad to not be that way :)
Wearing a skirt does not have to be provocative. I didn't say it was a mini-skirt. Most of mine are around or just above knee length, and I have several that go all the way to the floor. It's just feminine.
As for the moving heavy boxes thing, it's no secret that women are the physically weaker sex, by and large. Feminists would be angry with me for saying that, but it's true. Men are built differently and have more muscle mass. If something heavy needs to be moved, you probably wouldn't choose the skinniest, weakest guy in the room either. You'd pick whoever was more physically capable of moving it, and if it happened to be some Big Bertha type, she could do it. But this is usually not the case. This is compounded by most males' natural inclination to prove his manliness by performing tasks like that, both to impress his fellow males AND prove his prowess to whatever females are around.
(FWIW, moving objects any larger than a decent-sized server is not in my job description anyway, nor that of any of the males who work alongside me.) The ones that do are either required/asked to in their own job description, or volunteer to based on the inclinations expressed in the previous paragraph. I do what I was hired to do quite well.
4-16 years of being typecast due to your appearance? That is a fate too horrible to contemplate.
Seriously? Have you seen what people will do for money?
MOD. PARENT. UP.
I wish even a tiny fraction of the people who claim to support equal rights and non-biased causes actually meant it and would honestly take color out of the equation altogether. You, sir or madam, are awesome.
Damn. Ah well, I'll just admire from afar for a bit and then move on. :)
Really? Wow. I was with a guy for 3 years, married to him for one of those, and I can't remember a single pair of shoes he wore.
I don't really care about things like that. I do like glasses, though, for some reason. And if a man dresses well. I don't mean expensive, I don't mean fashionable, I just mean well. As with women (though we obviously have a lot more choices and concern with this), dressing to complement your body type and coloring, knowing what styles look best on you goes a lot farther than labels.
I don't really think it's superficial, either... if you take time to present yourself well, chances are you view yourself as successful (in whatever you do) and have a good self-image. In a word, you're confident.
This has been another segment of "Advice From Your Friendly Neighborhood Female".
If I had mod points, you'd be getting one now. Just thought you should know that.
It's not any less practical than pants for some work, such as desk work, which I do sometimes. And in summer it's much cooler :)
Darn, I was hoping for an Eternal Sunshine-like breakthrough...
You... uh... you have a kilt? (I merely ask because of my huge weakness for a Scottish accent..)
Way to choose one isolated, extreme example just for the sake of argument, and miss my point entirely.. ;)
(And I don't wear skirts if I'm going to be doing field work, just to go ahead and get that out of the way.)
Haha, I might work with cat ears on at Halloween. Then I can see if any of you slashdotters work in my office--Ha!
I made no reference to raging bitches :) though they turn US off as well, I work with a few of those myself unfortunately. Luckily I can avoid them most of the time.
I don't fix IT problems with a wrench. (Screwdrivers sometimes.) I cuss plenty. And I do it all in whatever I feel like wearing that day--if that's a skirt, why is that a problem? Most of Slashdot wouldn't mind, anyway. ;) Lighten up, man. Unless you have an objection to seeing capable women... does it threaten your masculinity if I can do what you do, and do it well (in a skirt)?
Haha, don't feel too bad about it. Slashdot will take any opportunity to throw out a meme :)
And if the graphics are what does it for you, more power to you! I'm sure you're having the time of your life these days. But for me... hell, Crono Trigger, Super Mario RPG, Seiken Densetsu are still games I love and play to this day. I'm thinking you will really like it when/if we get virtual reality type games, where you can really immerse yourself in a digitally-rendered environment. :) I will too, but for me the actual step-by-step, the dialogue, the gameplay is what does it. And there really are a lot of old games I like more than a lot of new ones. There are, of course, exceptions.
...this is much ado about nothing, and can be attributed simply to natural cycles in the weather system. We've had ice ages, etc in the past. People are so damn self-centered they think anything that happens is a direct result of something they did. I'm not saying there's no merit to the idea at all, but seeing how I'm experiencing almost record cold temperatures now for this time of year in my area, and none of the cited rises in temperature are exactly record-breaking, sweltering changes, I just don't see what imminent disasters are looming. And yes, I've done my research.
It seems to me that we shouldn't tinker with the entire atmosphere, period. We kind of depend on it. I'm not sure how I feel about the possibility of inhaling very small reflective particles, either.
Why not just, you know, focus on reducing emissions?