So what happened is that you had one bad experience and decided that it was representative of all people in that group? And you're saying that it wasn't made a big deal, that it was just pointed out to you?
These replies seem to forget that a single person can destroy your career, livelihood and relationships because they have misunderstood an interaction
And this was >5 years ago, and I think the likelihood of this happening has only gone up in that time.
> And you're saying that it wasn't made a big deal, that it was just pointed out to you?
Yes, but I suppose my point here is that even that was enough for me to be cautious going forward
in this case the gun being your career shattered by idiotic accusations of sexism in the form of calling out bad CSS. being called a sexist is almost like being called a racist. the accusation is enough for people to believe it to be true. so yes, a normal human being will instead be extremely wary, and rather than trying to shoot more guns in the future, will instead shy away from that experience entirely.
you seem to be posting in this thread everywhere that every man should just be a hero and after a close call with having their career derailed, they should continue on and ignore the past. realistically, this will never happen given the state of how society deals with these issues.
it's also a very privileged POV to have because if you're a father with a family/kids etc, the last thing you're likely to do is stick out like a sore thumb and continue doing the thing that almost made you lose your job and reputation in the industry.
Men and people in general do not have a duty to take risk for the benefit of others. Women expecting men to risk their own reputation to help them is naive and stupid. There are benefits and drawbacks to everything and women not receiving any personal guidance from men is one of the main drawbacks from our new "woke" culture.
Also, personally, I don't give advice or criticism to anyone. Man or woman. I don't see how it ever benefits me to do so.