Is it sexism when stories that are more interesting (titillating?) to heterosexual males get more votes on a site where most users are heterosexual males, or is it just math? All stories that get up-voted enough to be on the frontpage get there because they appeal to a majority of users; is it sexism that stories that appeal more to women don't get as many votes on HN, or just simple math again?

There's a lot of sexism out there, including on HN. But I'm not sure this is a good example of it.

> It would be impossible for a male sex toy to end up on the HN front page.

Let's think about what exactly makes you think a dildo is a female-only toy. Then, critically think about who is the sexist.

The landing page and indiegogo campaign were already both on the front page; the comments turned into vitriol though.

Keep in mind that there are plenty of minors on HN, too.