John’s one of the smartest guy I know, and I thought that he was a perfect pick for the role of moderator. When we selected John and he said yes, he was a handsome single man. And since that time, he’s become a handsome married man, and so I wanted his lucky new spouse to stand up. So we’ve got not only a very talented, but a happy moderator.
Would someone saying that get to the top of hacker news? I do agree that this is far from a good introduction thought.
The male version is this:
John’s one of the smartest guy I know, and I thought that he was a perfect pick for the role of moderator. When we selected John and he said yes, he was a sexy single man. And since that time, he’s become a sexy married man, and so I wanted his lucky new spouse to stand up. So we’ve got not only a very talented, but a happy moderator.
... and noone would get up and say this as an introduction. Which is why this is at the top of Hacker News.
You are assuming that "systemic exclusion of women from technology" is a proven fact. It isn't.
And where, I might add, no one rushes to the defense of men with a "cut the sexist crap" article.
And yeah, that happens all the time. Somehow, men deal with it (I know: the horror.)
Why would they? Men aren't being oppressed by sexism!
1) Nobody does that; 2) It's not the tip of a bigger iceberg.
Better equivalents:
A) John being introduced at a PTA meeting in a way that draws attention to stereotypes of males as inept and uninvolved in child rearing.
B) Jamal being introduced at a business meeting in a way that awkwardly draws attention to his white girlfriend.
C) Amir being introduced at a social gathering in a way that draws attention to terrorist Middle Easterners.
At best this is a weird social faux-pas.
None are acceptable in a professional setting.