On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 12:27:53AM +1000, Andrew Bennetts wrote:
> Just because you don't feel threatened by male-dominated environments,
> doesn't mean all women don't feel threatened either. Stupid comments like
> "excessive inferiority complex" only serve to reinforce that SLUG is not a
> welcoming environment for women. I can see that; why can't you?
I think perhaps Neal Stephenson summed it up rather well in
'Snow Crash':
It was, of course, nothing more than sexism, the especially
virulent type espoused by male techies who sincerely believe
that they are too smart to be sexists.
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