On: Why it is Awesome to be a Girl in Tech

[CrankyPants]

It's only sexism if it uses sex as a criteria to disadvantage someone who isn't male, in the same way that it's only racism if it uses race as a criteria to disadvantage someone who isn't caucasian.

[rmc → CrankyPants]

There used to be many caucasian-on-caucasian racism. Many places would still count it as breaking anti-discrimination law.

After all, "No Blacks, No Irish, No Dogs". That's racist for 2 reasons.