<div>There are 3 guys, 1 girl in the house. Adding another guy to the mix would make the girl really uncomfortable. My original post for this on craiglist did *not* include the bolded, italicized font, and about 70% of the responses I received were from self proclaimed gay, bi, or effeminate men which they thought entitled them to being "just as good as a girl" (yes...a direct quote). The below is included to save me and potential applicants a bunch of time from sifting through people that we aren't really looking for. We needz some (naturally produced and recurring) estrogen.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Looking for a female roomie is creepy?? Really? That's like saying having a preference for chicken over bacon is also creepy. (Actually, that *is* creepy...bacon rulez). Maybe you should be asking yourself some questions as to why living with a female room mate equates to "this guy wants a hot personal home maker + stripper sex slave". (I want one of those too...not as a roomie...I'll send a follow-on post in the future).</div>
<div><br></div><div>Lastly, if your suggestion was supposed to be friendly and non-drama generating, maybe you would have dropped the hyperbole and BS legal stuff, and just asked why the room mate needed to be female? You know...like people who want to offer helpful advice typically do. As you pointed out - this *is* Noisebridge - not the love-puddle-politically-correct club. Stop making up ways to stir the pot.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Sean</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Just Duncan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:justduncan@gmail.com">justduncan@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im"><i>-Prefer someone female. From some of the craiglist responses I've
received, there seems to be some confusion here...that <b>does *not* mean
gay, or effeminate male, it</b> means you have a vagina. Look down...you'll
figure it out.</i><br><br></div>I'm going to give the benefit of a doubt here of an impulsive, un-fully thought-through posting. No biggie, no desire for drama, nothing personal... we all have had misunderstood communications. That said, I gently suggest that this posting would be most excellent re-posted <i>without</i> the bolded words in the italicized excerpt above. As it is now, this offering of an opportunity for housing suggests homophobic discrimination, which is illegal, with significant fines and puts your master lease at risk. More importantly, reading this on the discussion list of Noisebridge-- which values, promotes, and protects diversity -- is inappropriate, offensive, and, well, just not excellent. when . <br>
<br>The fact that you and specifically looking for a housemate with a vagina is, well, kinda creepy. Are there any household services that this housemate will be expected to provide? Must it be a reproductively functioning vagina or is post-menopausal cool? Are post-op transgendered folks acceptable? I would expect this ad in Gaffney, SC, but this is San Francisco. This is Noisebridge. <br>
<br>I realize that this may not be the best move for me to win friends and influence people, but sincerely hope my suggestion will be viewed and taken in the friendly, helpful spirit that I am intending it. Peace-- Duncan<br>
<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Sean Cusack <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sean.p.cusack@gmail.com" target="_blank">sean.p.cusack@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hey kiddos -<div><br></div><div>I'm the master tenant in a house full of makers...yay! One dude just flaked on us prior to move in...boo :(. That means, there could be a spot for you to live with us if you are interested...yay!</div>
<div><br></div><div>The deets:</div><div>-5 person house in total @ 24th and Bartlett (half block between Mission and Valencia)</div><div>-We're all big metal structure people - 1 guy works full time for burning man DPW, 2 are techshop employees, 1 is a crazy chemist who has a thing for fire and giant art (me)</div>
<div>-We're looking for a maker to move in by Oct 1</div><div>-The room is giant, and you get a giant closet all to yourself</div><div>-Looking for $1050/mo for rent</div><div>-Prefer someone female. From some of the craiglist responses I've received, there seems to be some confusion here...that does *not* mean gay, or effeminate male, it means you have a vagina. Look down...you'll figure it out.</div>
<div><br></div><div>If anyone is interested in checking the place out, lemme know!!</div><div><br><font color="#888888">Sean</font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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