Donglegate: Why the Tech Community Hates Feminists
7th April 2013
“Lewis’s Law” (coined by journalist Helen Lewis) holds that “the comments on any article about feminism justify feminism.” So when we read such comments, we see lots of people arguing but not really engaging. They’re like two ships passing in the night, talking past each other: While feminists believe it’s important to call out people for sexist remarks to address structural gender inequality, another group believes calling out sexist remarks is just another example of women exaggerating harm, censoring reasonable behavior, demanding “special rights” beyond what men have.
Makes you wonder why tech people so often vote for ‘progressive’ politicians, like Barack Obama, who lead the movement that reflexively paints them as sexist assholes.