Matthias Urlichs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > > > Helen Faulkner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Partly it's knowing that I'm going to be dealing with a man (almost > >> certainly), and he may assume I don't know what I'm doing, and he may > >> put me down or be condescending or unkind as a result. > > > > Are you assuming that all men will do this? > > Note the word "may".
If it's to be taken as you suggest, then it's content-free. *Anyone* might do that. She seemed to be making some assumption beyond just the fact of the possibility. > The fear she talks about is _hardly_ uncommon. It's the reason why there > are women-only computer courses, for example. I didn't say it was uncommon. It's a good reason for Debian to worry about it and try to alleviate it. My question was different.
