Re: How many man-hours would you estimate you have invested in learning Perl?

pemungkah, shetech, tinita, and schwern: As a woman in the PerlMonks community, I am not offended by the "I refuse to acknowledge the term man hours" option which seems to target a specific type of woman. As with every other poll hosted here, I see them all as tongue-in-cheek humor. If I were to get offended by every instance of this kind of humor on the web, I would be in a straight jacket or have had a heart attack by now. I will not try to divine punch_card_don's intent with the option. Has anyone asked him why he included it and if he meant any offense by it?

I am for gender equality, so do not think for a moment I would allow myself or other women to be degraded in a serious discussion nor would most of the people here in my experience. If a woman were attacked for being a woman, I know in my heart the administration would take immediate action. I have never had any trouble being a woman on PerlMonks.

So, please do not get offended by something so inconsequential as a poll on PerlMonks. As for me, I do not have the energy to get so worked up over it. I am going to go back to writing more perl and talking in the Chatterbox.

PS. The only drawback I have encountered being a woman on PerlMonks is newbies who like to send me private messages for help eschewing the guys. I am definitely not as nice as some of the guys here, and more importantly, I do not know as much as they do. Why is it newbies come to me first?

Have a cookie and a very nice day!

Lady Aleena

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Re^2: How many man-hours would you estimate you have invested in learning Perl? by Anonymous Monk on Apr 09, 2013 at 21:19 UTC
As a mere observer, what concerns me is not so much the original poll choice. What concerns me far more is the vitriolic reaction: the many comments actively seeking to raise the bar and be ever more mean-spirited and condescending. Is it really so unthinkable that we should respect someone else's right to be offended? Would it be so mortally embarrassing to admit that maybe one's joke didn't work as well as expected for the particular audience? The joke in the poll was in poor taste. It happens. The schoolyard bullying that has followed is inexcusable, and the conversation about that is much more important.	[reply]
Re^2: How many man-hours would you estimate you have invested in learning Perl? by fisher (Priest) on Apr 09, 2013 at 10:13 UTC
You're my hero. Bravo.	[reply]
Re^2: How many man-hours would you estimate you have invested in learning Perl? by Anonymous Monk on Apr 09, 2013 at 07:27 UTC
Why is it newbies come to me first? Could it be that Lady implies some sort of, code of honor or etiquette or some such ? Bad experiences with Your Mother or GrandFather or Neighbour? Fear of critters like Ratazong and grizzley? Could it be your homenode pic isn't scary? Hmm, I wonder if Lady Punchaleena would invite the same inquiries :p	[reply]
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