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79. Read title and assumed it was about gender

Mon Feb 17, 2014, 03:55 PM

Feb 2014

I don't participate or comment in these forums often, but when I read the title, I clicked on it because I assumed it was going to be the opposite - namely about a woman being accused of saying something stupid by Neanderthals when in reality she'd said something intelligent.

When I read the actual post, it seemed incredibly sexist to point out the writer's gender because it was entirely irrelevant.

Take of that what you will.

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STUPID WOMAN WRITES STUPID ARTICLE STUPIDLY [View all] dorkzilla Feb 2014 OP

Meanwhile, drought in California and way-high temps at the Winter Olympics. Hissyspit Feb 2014 #1

But Andrea lives in New York! dorkzilla Feb 2014 #3

The temperatures have not been 'way-high' at Sochi. former9thward Feb 2014 #20

Ok, I didn't say they were above normal. Hissyspit Feb 2014 #32

Right, and the climate in Sochi is normal. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #42

Climate is weather + time. They are inextricably linked, contrary to kestrel91316 Feb 2014 #70

Of course they're linked. Hissyspit Feb 2014 #75

the temps in Sochi are right about avg for February... ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2014 #21

Ok I didn't say they were above average. Hissyspit Feb 2014 #34

'way-high' is very technical... ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2014 #68

Not just drought here. We got very cold winter conditions the last 3 weeks of fall, and kestrel91316 Feb 2014 #69

The article is stupid but DURHAM D Feb 2014 #2

Andrea. Her name is Andrea. dorkzilla Feb 2014 #4

Post removed Post removed Feb 2014 #25

Yes you caught her... iamthebandfanman Feb 2014 #31

Are you implying women are not chauvinist? It's not a males only club, ya know. n/t FourScore Feb 2014 #46

I'm really gobsmacked dorkzilla Feb 2014 #56

Wtf? What are you even talking about? dorkzilla Feb 2014 #36

dorkzilla, have you seen the gender baiting threads that have been posted lately? FourScore Feb 2014 #43

If I only put WOMAN in caps I'd agree dorkzilla Feb 2014 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author FourScore Feb 2014 #50

I should say as much nt dorkzilla Feb 2014 #52

irony Shivering Jemmy Feb 2014 #78

I wasn't being evasive or stupid dorkzilla Feb 2014 #49

Read title and assumed it was about gender Dems2002 Feb 2014 #79

When you specifically point out the female gender you make it sexist. cui bono Feb 2014 #91

yes, really. nt La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2014 #62

I'm not sure why this thread has driven you to rudeness. redwitch Feb 2014 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Feb 2014 #11

Send her to California or Australia malaise Feb 2014 #5

She serves a purpose, I suppose dorkzilla Feb 2014 #7

Let's vote on science stuff! We could vote to lower the boiling point of water and save money! Scuba Feb 2014 #6

PROBLEM SOLVED!!!!! dorkzilla Feb 2014 #8

I'm thumbs down on gravity. nt Brainstormy Feb 2014 #18

Under the new "popular science" system, we'll all lose weight! Scuba Feb 2014 #19

Meanwhile, Australia is frying, and in Alaska The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2014 #9

"Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get." Richardo Feb 2014 #27

brazil has instituted water rationing Bennyboy Feb 2014 #10

...just like those silly scientists said it would! dorkzilla Feb 2014 #13

Just like THE PENTAGON said it would.. MILLIONS of people on the move Bennyboy Feb 2014 #14

Good grief! HappyMe Feb 2014 #12

I guessed wrong, I thought it would be Megan McArdle Fumesucker Feb 2014 #15

There are cats who would refuse to shit on a Peyser column just out of respect to their own feces ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2014 #16

That cat is trying to say "help me" with its eyes! dorkzilla Feb 2014 #74

Ah yes.. NastyRiffraff Feb 2014 #17

70% of Americans believe in god... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #22

Why is this writer's sex pertinent to your post? MineralMan Feb 2014 #23

Thank you. I don't understand all the gender bias that's going on around here. n/t FourScore Feb 2014 #26

Yes iamthebandfanman Feb 2014 #29

Why is that "descriptive" element pertinent? Would "Stupid black man writes..." be descriptive? FourScore Feb 2014 #55

Many descriptions are relevant while others are simply petulant LanternWaste Feb 2014 #72

I'm a woman, so no gender bias here. dorkzilla Feb 2014 #30

I just asked a question. MineralMan Feb 2014 #33

I used "woman" because she is one? dorkzilla Feb 2014 #38

you have now been a victim of the side effects of DUs most current flame wars... dionysus Feb 2014 #41

Unbelievable nt dorkzilla Feb 2014 #51

you'll have made the big time if people profess to remember posts you made, in threads you never dionysus Feb 2014 #64

I'm sure it's coming. dorkzilla Feb 2014 #66

are you going to offer her a cross to climb up on? bettyellen Feb 2014 #71

nah, DU is alreay out of them, they need to reorder... dionysus Feb 2014 #93

No she's not Dems2002 Feb 2014 #81

Well, yes, .... oldhippie Feb 2014 #35

But here's the thing dorkzilla Feb 2014 #40

I'm sorry, Dorkzilla. There is a certain hyper-sensitivity around anything having to do with gender. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #54

If we lived in an "equal" world I would agree with you. FourScore Feb 2014 #60

Of course it does. n/t Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #67

Well this is silly! dorkzilla Feb 2014 #63

Nope Dems2002 Feb 2014 #82

Welcome to the "new" DU NickB79 Feb 2014 #59

What does YOUR gender now have to do with it? FourScore Feb 2014 #65

I can't stand her. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #24

I agree with my husband. redstatebluegirl Feb 2014 #28

GOP term zipplewrath Feb 2014 #37

Just like all science TNNurse Feb 2014 #39

No offense, but people who get their science news from the NY Post are just as stupid as Peyser. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #44

I'm not offended, I don't even read the Post. dorkzilla Feb 2014 #47

What's sad is people are attacking you for the title of your thread and not the content of the post. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #87

It is rather amusing honestly; they tell me I've offended them, then they INSULT ME dorkzilla Feb 2014 #88

Gotta love those ad hominem attacks. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #90

A columnist for the New York Post writes stupid article stupidly NCTraveler Feb 2014 #48

lol Vinnie From Indy Feb 2014 #53

That would go along with the bathroom habits of bears in forests The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2014 #58

article is stupid but why mention her gender if not her race? after all its race that contributes La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2014 #61

Nonsensical article. mwooldri Feb 2014 #73

I should have stopped after reading the Op.......... wandy Feb 2014 #76

It's purely for entertainment value dorkzilla Feb 2014 #83

What you or I might consider entertainment......... wandy Feb 2014 #89

K&R for exposing climate denialists. TheMathieu Feb 2014 #77

Thanks, that's all this was about! dorkzilla Feb 2014 #84

That is one stupid woman quinnox Feb 2014 #80

LOL!!!! dorkzilla Feb 2014 #85

Huh. Twenty-three percent of America is also illiterate. Marr Feb 2014 #86

She has to wait only a few months then: WinkyDink Feb 2014 #92