I agree. While gender-related issues in the software industry are important and worth talking about, this article seems to have pretty little justification.
I was in high school a few years ago. Put that many teenagers in a room and of course they're going to fuck with each other.
I've heard sandwich jokes made in liberal arts classes, biology classes, even a badminton class--which also had only one girl in it. The takeaway is not that the badminton industry is misogynistic or that the Phys Ed teacher is failing womankind; the takeaway is that high schoolers are dicks.
High schoolers grow up. When they grow up, do they remain dicks, or do they change? I finally watched 42 the other day. There's this scene where a white dad is screaming at Robinson to get off the field, that they don't want him there, calling him all sorts of names. His son is hesitant at first, but starts following suit. The implication was clear. What you see as acceptable when young can stick with you for a long time until you have a shocking wake-up call. And seriously, who in society has really seen these wake-up calls happen more often than not? Especially given the amount of evidence we see of it not happening.
>the takeaway is that high schoolers are dicks. //
Sure. But not exclusively [which I know you weren't claiming].
I had some pretty degrading and misandrist remarks made about me in situations with lots of women in; where I've been the only man (mothers, women of an age to marry and more mature women too).
I think these things are a lot about group dynamics.
> I think these things are a lot about group dynamics.
I think that's right, particularly male group dynamics.
I'd say all guys are bullied, except most of us wouldn't call it such - it's the establishment of hierarchy, and bonding.
Is that right? Is that right when they don't differentiate their bullying towards girls? I'm not even going to wade into that.
However, I feel (through personal experience) masculinity is being more and more removed from young men, and at a high cost.
I was in high school a few years ago. Put that many teenagers in a room and of course they're going to fuck with each other.
I've heard sandwich jokes made in liberal arts classes, biology classes, even a badminton class--which also had only one girl in it. The takeaway is not that the badminton industry is misogynistic or that the Phys Ed teacher is failing womankind; the takeaway is that high schoolers are dicks.