Thanks for responding. Certainly not hateful, no, but reducing women to wives, and then to their shapes. Men have complex shapes too; why not have said "like yours"? As you say, the majority of Engadget's readers are probably men; is this going to make whatever women are here feel welcome? Would you have said it in a woman's physical presence, or would you have thought it comes across as "laddish" and a bit demeaning? Give it a thought.
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Artiom @ Mar 28th 2008 6:06AM
The title is priceless!
male but offended @ Mar 29th 2008 3:20AM
The title is over-the-top sexist crap.
Thomas Ricker @ Mar 29th 2008 5:34AM
@male but offended,
Sexist, really? So you're saying it's somehow discriminating or meant as hatred towards women? Pfff.
Fact is, a woman's shape is infinitely more complex than a flat circuit board and the vast majority of our readers are men.
The only point you can challenge me on is the possibility of our readers (or editors) being lucky enough to trick one into marring them.
Thomas
male but offended @ Mar 30th 2008 5:15AM
@ Thomas Ricker
Thanks for responding. Certainly not hateful, no, but reducing women to wives, and then to their shapes. Men have complex shapes too; why not have said "like yours"? As you say, the majority of Engadget's readers are probably men; is this going to make whatever women are here feel welcome? Would you have said it in a woman's physical presence, or would you have thought it comes across as "laddish" and a bit demeaning? Give it a thought.