[Noisebridge-discuss] Some interesting thoughts on "benevolent sexism"

[Garrett Mace]

That information is dangerous in the wrong hands. Someday I'm going to make an ill-advised comment, and recognize impending doom when I hear "Did you just call my hippocampus fat?"

On Apr 6, 2013, at 1:18 AM, Gavin Knight <gnnrok at gmail.com> wrote:

> Did you see this article 2 days ago anyone?
> http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/surprising-differences-between-male-and-female-brain200
> 
> 
> On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 12:05 AM, Naomi Most <pnaomi at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Or a Dick, perhaps.  :D
>> 
>> Yeah, the analogy was a stretch, but I went ahead and made it anyway. 
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 11:15 PM, macegr <garrettmace at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Actually, I think it's more accurate to say that now I understand a little bit of how it feels to be a Tom, Dave, Bill, or John. :)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Apr 5, 2013, at 9:16 PM, Naomi Most <pnaomi at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Heh, now you know something of how a lot of us women felt when getting on the internet a decade or more ago (and for many, even still).  I have been using neutral-gender online handles since 1995.
>>>> 
>>>> --Naomi aka nthmost aka venix aka 101101 ...
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 7:48 PM, Garrett Mace <garrettmace at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> I'm not happy with the risk that anyone might confuse me with Garrett Smith, since it appears we have some major differences in many viewpoints despite having the same uncommon first name. I am going to come up with a pseudonym to use on this list as I'm no longer comfortable using my own.
>>>>> 
>>>>> --- Garrett Mace, (non-jerk)
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