HN is the whitest malest forum I'm a member of. Spend 30 seconds in the thread discussing a charity encouraging black girls to program[1] and it's blatantly apparent. At least 4chan is self-aware regarding the sexism and racism. Reddit tries to brush it off as jokes or isolated incidents.
HN on the other hand, a [male dominated] forum of established [white] professionals and aspiring professionals, exists in a bubble of absolute denial of these horrible attitudes.
The top voted comment about a new CEO literally questions her fitness as a mother.
I challenge anyone to find any posts questioning any other CEO's parenting choices. (Bonus points if top voted for on a story).
That shitty attitude doesn't exist for Gates, Jobs, Page, Brin, or Ellison. But a woman steps up and suddenly HN cares about her child and votes up a comment questioning how her decision affects her child and second guessing her motherly quality.
1 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4261619
HN on the other hand, a [male dominated] forum of established [white] professionals and aspiring professionals, exists in a bubble of absolute denial of these horrible attitudes.
The top voted comment about a new CEO literally questions her fitness as a mother.
I challenge anyone to find any posts questioning any other CEO's parenting choices. (Bonus points if top voted for on a story).
That shitty attitude doesn't exist for Gates, Jobs, Page, Brin, or Ellison. But a woman steps up and suddenly HN cares about her child and votes up a comment questioning how her decision affects her child and second guessing her motherly quality.
1 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4261619