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		t-writescode on Aug 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: YOLO-Driven Development Manifesto There’s far too much sexism in our industry for this to even begin to be a joke to be made, let alone that it shouldn’t be made in the first place.

wheelerof4te on Aug 17, 2023 [–]

Why is this sexism? It's a damn joke.

If a woman made this same exact comment about "smashing" a male colleague, would you label it as sexist, too?

Or are only men ever "sexist"?

agumonkey on Aug 18, 2023 | [–]

I do these joke daily on IRC but on HN I'd avoid.

And sadly no, I'm not smashing anything.

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