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Feminist Hacker Barbie

27 points| richtr | 11 years ago |computer-engineer-barbie.herokuapp.com

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tzs|11 years ago

The original article on the problems with Computer Engineer Barbie got flag killed, although later the moderators restored it. For those who missed it during its dead time, here is the link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8625092

dijit|11 years ago

I dislike the term feminist because despite noble intentions it causes a lot of controversy.

could you please call it "computer-engineer-barbie" like the URL suggests?

I realise the irony of me pointing this out.

ck2|11 years ago

Wait, why do the idiots get to win for injecting controversy into the word?

Feminist has a very clear, important meaning.

Don't let anyone corrupt it.

kaonashi|11 years ago

> I realise the irony of me pointing this out.

Lewis' law?

fratx|11 years ago

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balozi|11 years ago

What the heck is a Feminist Hacker anyway?

jrkatz|11 years ago

If we understand a 'Feminist person' to be a person who is a feminist, it follows a 'Feminist hacker' is a hacker who is a feminist.

ck2|11 years ago

The word "feminist" is simply a single word to replace the longer concept that women should have equal rights, equal opportunity to men.

A feminist hacker is a woman who is not content to be paid a lesser amount to a man for the same work, and will not accept being passed over for work opportunities she is fully capable of.

rjtavares|11 years ago

It's a person that is both a feminist and a hacker.

Alex3917|11 years ago

I have a feeling the kind of parents who (proactively) buy their kids Barbie dolls would probably be horrified if their daughters expressed an interest in software development.

amykhar|11 years ago

Not at all true :) We programming moms were raised with Barbies. It's possible to love both.

tptacek|11 years ago

I have the feeling that you've never been a parent to a daughter. Apologies in advance if I've misjudged. Either way: no.

robdor|11 years ago

Why is that? My daughters play with barbie dolls and I love that they also have an interest in software development.

cwp|11 years ago

Not true. Some of use are horrified our daughters have expressed an interest in Barbie.