My DIY Underlit LED (Hikaru) Skirt
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> Some of the Western women were nice. Some not. Compared to China the female Maker scene in the West seems incredibly conservative and hostile to women who don't conform to the blue hair and tattoos, zero-risk-non-conformist look:-) Eccentric clothing and body-modification is ok- but only if it's the same kind they have. Because if we look sexy the evil men will never take us seriously
1) What if she was not a 'hot', young woman and did the same thing? Overweight? Middle-aged? A guy? Would this project be on the front page of HN and otherwise getting so much attention?
2) Imagine your 14-year-old daughter or little sister, who is interested in tech, sees this. What will she think her success depends on? What will she think society (and her future peers at HN) values in her, her legs or her mind? What prospects will she see to be a hacker and escape being pigeon-holed as a sex object in a community and in offices full of young men?
3) What's the top-rated comment on this HN thread discussing, her project or her appearance? (As of this moment, the latter.)
Is this success though? I think this is being overanalyzed. Here an attractive woman who also like DIY stuff is showing up how she made her skirt, but I think that is far from "success" (also which definition of success?).
Some people would look at her body and others would look at what she did. If my hypothetical daughter would have those doubts I would tell her to focus on what this woman did instead on how she look.
>What prospects will she see to be a hacker and escape being pigeon-holed as a sex object in a community and in offices full of young men?
Well that's this young woman problem (although I suspect she likes the attention). For other women in tech, I think they can follow other path and still get recognition (Who doesn't love Lady Ada creations?)
Well, if she doesn't get freakishly large breast implants, I think she'll be OK.
> This shot was needed after my last project which no one believed I made. Because when they put your boobs in they suck out your brains. Everyones knows that's how it works:-) If it's still a problem I'll just have to wear a GoPro for the whole process LOL
Seems like the 'evil men' indeed did not initially take her seriously. Non conformist look is not zero risk unfortunately
"This shot was needed after my last project which no one believed I made. Because when they put your boobs in they suck out your brains. Everyones knows that's how it works:-) If it's still a problem I'll just have to wear a GoPro for the whole process LOL"
Buncha prudes. It's kind of like how interesting projects like programmable vibrators and Three.js dildo design tools are quietly shuffled off the front page, but unhealthy uninclusive topics like who got harassed out of a conference are given top billing.
> Not only can our skirts match colors, they can chance in sync or strobe in complex patters across a group.
That's awesome! Neat trick.
Direct link: http://pastebin.com/V3474kYs