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bettyellen

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9. I've benever thinking about the gamer/ hacker / nerd / Google thing and dammit

Reply to KitSileya (Reply #5)

Sat Aug 19, 2017, 08:07 AM

Aug 2017

When you add it together they were an important part of the backlash against women. This is why representation matters. It matters a whole lot. The internet is our melded town square and it was built by dudes who don't like us very much.

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an astute way to put it G_j Aug 2017 #7

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