Bryan J. Smith wrote:
>
> And men wonder why some women don't want to be part of technical
> organizations or the field altogether? Sigh.
>
> I guess if you're going to make a comment about women, maybe use a
> female of reference that is more representative of the type of woman we
> could expect? Playing right into that one thing I dislike (yes, as a
> man, and I'm sure many women do tloo) is the continual facination with
> actresses.
>
> So broaden your horizons gentlemen! There are many intelligent,
> technical and attractive women that might be more representative of a
> prospective female newbie. At least don't mention someone that is
> rather non-representative, let alone try to keep the sexual innuendo to
> a minimum.
>
> Just my $0.02 ... Of course I even think "outside the box" when it
> comes to women too.
>
Get off your high horse. Would you like me to start bitching about the
fact that you just stereotyped women with geekish interests? Who's to
say that Angelina Jolie isn't a computer geek when the media isn't
looking? Is the fact that she's famous, hourglass-shaped, and possessed
of pouty lips some kind of instant indicator that she couldn't possibly
be interested in Linux? Are you trying to say that all Linux-using
women are ugly by popular standards?
Don't bother to answer any of the above. I really don't care. Get over
yourself.
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