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FfejL on Sept 9, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: A hilariously sad tale of gender bias

You call women coders "girls" while calling men coders "male."

Yes, I see sexism.

verroq on Sept 9, 2014 [–]

Can't tell if you are serious.

FfejL on Sept 9, 2014 | [–]

100% serious. The definition of girl is "A female child".

To refer to females who code as children while at the exact same time NOT doing that for males who code is sexist.

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