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> Just this past summer they did a piece about how air conditioning is sexist.

I wondered about that article and had a look:

http://www.theguardian.com/money/shortcuts/2015/aug/04/new-c...

If you read through the article, it's clearly a joke to them.

>25C it is, then. Fine, as long as you’re aware that means more men wearing shorts in the office during summer.

I agree that there was a bit of a tongue in cheek tone to the piece. For example, the title referenced the cold war. That being said, given the larger context of The Guardian's opinion pieces and their tendency towards feminist demagoguery, I read it as "I'm kidding!" (but I'm kind of serious, too.) There was also a mention of the higher temperature being better for the environment, which reinforced the "I'm only half joking" subtext for me.

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