tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443429211147580473.post1264901267483246527..comments2023-09-13T04:15:53.075-07:00Comments on MISinformation: Why it's Exhausting to be a Woman in Tech/CSMargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14375776249793758895noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443429211147580473.post-14382218641258414412019-06-06T08:56:34.803-07:002019-06-06T08:56:34.803-07:00Your response to Reges is overly generous. His art...Your response to Reges is overly generous. His article is dishonest, pompous, and a demonstration of a lack of scholarship that should be shocking, but is really just far too common. Nobody at all argues that men and women are identical, so Reges giving himself credit for being "blasphemous" enough to question that strawman is pathetic. Reges writes "I have tried to understand why Damore’s opinions generated such anger". Really? Did he really struggle to understand why calling feminism (and racial civil rights) a scam invented by "Marxists" to replace the class struggle, insisting that there is no wage gap, claiming that _any_ diversity or mentoring program at all is an illegal and immoral effort to oppress white guys, and otherwise repeating some of the more whiny nonsense from Jordan Peterson offended people? The willful misreading of Damore's highly political whiny tract by academics pretending to be dispassionate analysts is even more offensive than the original. - Victor YodaikenUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11315548391043472529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443429211147580473.post-89395459023730125922018-09-08T04:00:31.979-07:002018-09-08T04:00:31.979-07:00Excellent article and very well written. I especia...Excellent article and very well written. I especially appreciate the 'examine one's own bias' as this had not occurred to me as a problem for myself. I still remember Mrs. Hillias in the 3rd grade telling us the boys could become doctors and the girls could become nurses. While obviously much evidence in my life since then has pointed to the contrary, it's without a doubt that some preconceptions get hard wired into us before we are able to refuse them intellectually. And when we do have the education to refuse the bias, we still have the emotional harm it's already done, to overcome. Our psychology is formed early, and because of that, not despite that, we need to commit to active learning the rest of our lives. Thanks for including the implicit bias test, I didn't even know that was out there. Well done! Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08465717905524647215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443429211147580473.post-45352248942493005972018-08-30T17:14:55.568-07:002018-08-30T17:14:55.568-07:00Differently abled is euphemistic -- and a pretense...Differently abled is euphemistic -- and a pretense. See Dave Hingsburger's blog (and also the comments section) on this. Yes, opinions do vary -- but I think a lot of people with actual disabilities aren't keen on the euphemisms, or the squirrely "person first" language. https://davehingsburger.blogspot.com/2014/02/lets-get-something-straight.html<br /> -- Patricia Hawkins (phawkins@connact.com)<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029670728705438205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443429211147580473.post-90466612689683642852018-08-28T17:02:36.716-07:002018-08-28T17:02:36.716-07:00I actually did a bunch of research to figure out t...I actually did a bunch of research to figure out the best term to use and everything I found pointed against disabled -- would love to figure out the "best" term, but it seems to vary widely across individuals. In terms of s/he vs they -- I can't get over my old-school matching of number (they is still plural in my book). I would go with "ze" but not everyone uses that either. I think I'll end up eventually being able to get over the "but they is plural" reaction (I can deal with it in speaking, but not writing where the grammarian in me takes over), but I'm not there yet.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14375776249793758895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443429211147580473.post-48395547519924058672018-06-26T06:22:23.246-07:002018-06-26T06:22:23.246-07:00+1 to volunteering in a shelter. And bring your ki...+1 to volunteering in a shelter. And bring your kid(s).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16947564815752308920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443429211147580473.post-30647744375668468572018-06-25T20:18:40.367-07:002018-06-25T20:18:40.367-07:00Respectfully, there are good reasons why some meet...Respectfully, there are good reasons why some meetings discourage attendance by men. And there are plenty of events where one can be easily outnumbered as a man where men are not discouraged as part of the group's charter. Many parent association meetings in my kids' schools have fewer men than women. A number of ballroom dance classes I've taken have had fewer men than women. <br /><br />--Cliff YoungCriffCriffCriffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324806216276840562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443429211147580473.post-3620869901237882502018-06-25T14:07:12.564-07:002018-06-25T14:07:12.564-07:00Some women-only events actively discourage the par...Some women-only events actively discourage the participation of men. One example is the IAS Program on Women and Mathematics. This might make it harder to follow your fifth suggestion.Yuval Filmushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08450062297306341505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443429211147580473.post-73146577834333955422018-06-25T08:51:43.636-07:002018-06-25T08:51:43.636-07:00Hey, great post! I just wanted to note that most d...Hey, great post! I just wanted to note that most disabled people aren't a fan of "differently abled" as a term - it's okay to just say disabled people - and instead of s/he or she/he, you can just say they. It's more inclusive of nonbinary people! <br /><br />Thanks very much for writing this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446787937934135001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443429211147580473.post-68317695934030140602018-06-24T13:23:32.263-07:002018-06-24T13:23:32.263-07:00Attending Pride is good, but going to a gay or tra...Attending Pride is good, but going to a gay or trans event like a PFLAG meeting might be even better, because Pride is by its nature partly about outreach and being welcoming.<br /><br />Volunteering at a centre for the homeless can be eye-opening too.<br /><br />You're spot on with your article.Liam Quinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07191558941418599733noreply@blogger.com