> So what's your point other than (I'm guessing) to cast aspersions on her for speaking out?
Cast aspersions? I haven't faulted her for speaking out at all[1]. Nice try though, just try another smear-angle next time.
The point is that prejudices stop being OK or "understandable" when you take them out on other people. A person can think that all men are potential harassers if she wants. She can even hate all men if she wants to. But what is not cool is to take it out on other people.
But as long as prejudice stays only in the mind, it's fine really. But it can be hard to not let it seep through.
Sure, in an ideal black spherical world, I'd agree with you. But this is reality, no? And sucky people suck and they leave big stinky turds in every punchbowl they squat over.
For it's not like Vic Gundotra and Rod Chavez are nervous naive 20somethings just out of college and awkward around g-g-g-g-girls wherein I might actually cut them some slack in exchange for some critically needed enlightenment. No, these are alpha jackasses with over a decade of experience getting to that position, enjoying their power in an unchecked manner, making their entire gender look bad.
If she spends some time around men who don't suck, her opinion of the gender is likely to change. Otherwise, she's just speaking truth as she sees it IMO. And more power to her. Any woman I've dated would have poured a drink over Rod Chavez's head (or worse) for that remark about her ass and I salute her for doing so.
Let me make a suggestion for budding Googler Masters of The Universe: if you'd like to learn how to hit on women, why not just approach random women on the street, say in the mission in SF, and try some of these maximum genius pickup lines that come to your head? Be sure to wear kneepads and a truss to avoid permanent injury.
Cast aspersions? I haven't faulted her for speaking out at all[1]. Nice try though, just try another smear-angle next time.
The point is that prejudices stop being OK or "understandable" when you take them out on other people. A person can think that all men are potential harassers if she wants. She can even hate all men if she wants to. But what is not cool is to take it out on other people.
But as long as prejudice stays only in the mind, it's fine really. But it can be hard to not let it seep through.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9166504