mox to [email protected]English • 1 year agoPlayboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journalsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up1309
arrow-up1309external-linkPlayboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journalsarstechnica.commox to [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square185fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish13•1 year agoYeah, you’re right. But I’m a little optimistic. The image being widely used for decades is a symptom, not the cause of women being unwelcome. With it being finally banned, it seems like this is changing. Hopefully this means the root cause, misogyny in tech, is at an all time low.
minus-squareSnot FlickermanlinkfedilinkEnglish10•1 year agoFully agreed, it was a symptom of a larger problem, not the problem itself. I hope in professional circles this trend continues.
Yeah, you’re right.
But I’m a little optimistic. The image being widely used for decades is a symptom, not the cause of women being unwelcome.
With it being finally banned, it seems like this is changing. Hopefully this means the root cause, misogyny in tech, is at an all time low.
Fully agreed, it was a symptom of a larger problem, not the problem itself. I hope in professional circles this trend continues.