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Comment by DinahDavis | Hacker News Reader

Earlier this week I posted this link. It is a reactionary piece to Trump winning the election and it's impact on women in tech.

The post was flagged almost as soon as it was added :-). The only answer I have for this happening is blatant sexism. There is nothing that goes against Hacker News rules that I am aware of in the post.

I wanted to bring this to your attention Hacker News Community. As I don't think it reflects the majority of users here.

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It's a short piece with little to learn from or engage with beyond upvoting in solidarity.

Might I suggest something that goes into more detail on why the work is important, how it differs from the status quo, or what the Trump administration is doing or could do to better align with those goals?

Thanks for the feedback. I think that is a fair response and gives me something real to think about.

However, someone just flagging it so others can no longer comment on it isn't very productive. That is what bothers me about it.

I can totally see your point of view on this particular story.

Another reason people might flag it is in the same vein as the one the gp noted, in that there's little to engage with. Given how other threads have gone on similar issues, they've generated a lot of heat and unfortunately very little light. Rather than create another thread where this can happen, raising tensions even higher, they're flagging it to prevent the same thing happening again, even if they support the post.

  The only answer I have for this happening is blatant sexism.

Of course -- it couldn't possibly be because it's yet another short Medium post promoted only by its author.

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