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That's an uncharitable thing to say. Dismissing someone's entire argument because of a single word rather than considering the point at hand not only misses the forest for the trees, but also fails a pretty basic test of being a reasonable person:

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Tone_argument

Yes... the rest of her argument is moot because of the use of one word. That's really all it takes to ruin her credibility and ignore what she says. Either you are incredibly stupid or incredibly sexist... my guess is both.

No, it doesn't nullify her argument at all. It does paint her in a poor picture, though, which can change the way people interpret the rest of what she says.

And your credibility is tied to your first and only comment on HN complaining about the use of sausagefest in an otherwise salient article.