On 2004-03-25, Steve Witt penned: > > I've been on many technical mailing lists since the early '90s and the > Debian lists since about '96 and I don't recall seeing much flaming > due to gender. I'm not a woman so maybe I'm completely insensitive to > it when it happens, but I don't recall seeing much at all. I was a > little surprised to see mention of it in the DWN. Anyway, its really > what you know that's important, not your physical characteristics, > particularly on mailing lists where you don't even see the people > you're interacting with.
I don't see much flaming, but I do occasionally see (not here) some comments that could create a "hostile working environment." I agree with you that it's what you know that *should* be important. However, just as some people will ignore a black person and "justify" it with "science," so will some people deal similarly with women. I think that's my favorite line in GI Jane: "To them, you're just the new nigger on the block." -- monique -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
