Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on June 16, 2006 10:00 PM
I am a Black man. I see precious *FEW* other Blacks at all, and it seems that Black men are quite actively discouraged by at least USA society (not the hacker community, I mean general socialization in this country) to be at all "computer savvy." Despite this, I happen to be a systems engineer who can even hack out some code when I need to.
Why, given the obstacles that faced me, am I in this business today? Simple: because I CHOSE to do so. So can these (nearly always White) women who complain about not being coddled in the hacker community. Nobody in the hacker community or any other engineering community ever coddles me; I get no special treatment for being Black. Neither should females for being female.
If you want to join in the development, or other engineering, process, then by all means do so. I'm proof that it can happen. But don't expect me to treat you "special" just because you're female...until you're prepared to treat me "special" for not being White.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on June 16, 2006 10:00 PMWhy, given the obstacles that faced me, am I in this business today? Simple: because I CHOSE to do so. So can these (nearly always White) women who complain about not being coddled in the hacker community. Nobody in the hacker community or any other engineering community ever coddles me; I get no special treatment for being Black. Neither should females for being female.
If you want to join in the development, or other engineering, process, then by all means do so. I'm proof that it can happen. But don't expect me to treat you "special" just because you're female...until you're prepared to treat me "special" for not being White.
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