Comparisons like this always make me cringe. Do we have to use women as the comparison for things like this?
As a woman in tech, this kind of comparison almost always makes me want to disengage.
As a woman in tech, this kind of comparison almost always makes me want to disengage.
The only redeeming thing here is that quote wasn't made by the GNUstep maintainers but from the comments section on the blog. However the GNUstep maintainers should have known better than to include said quote on their homepage.
Suggestion for clueless men who think this makes you look worldly or cool: if you can easily substitute inanimate objects in your metaphor that otherwise involves the dehumanizing half the planet, do so. You might eventually become actually worldly and cool someday if you start practicing now. If, on the other hand, the esteem and praise of 14 year old boys and men who still act like them is all you care about, please, by all means, keep it up. It makes my life easier when people I don't want to be around advertise.
We don't need stuff that turns good professionals away from our field.