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hobofan
14 days ago
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Todd C. Miller – Sudo maintainer for over 30 years
Perpetuating misogyny as the mascot of one of the most used pieces of software. Yay!
ahartmetz
14 days ago
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Look again at the xkcd comic (I did before posting the comment). The sandwich-making person is not obviously female, in fact he(?) looks rather male according to xkcd convention.
hobofan
14 days ago
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"make me a sandwich" has been a saying to dismiss women for decades before the xkcd comic existed.
metalliqaz
14 days ago
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This kind of thing is why the left always loses. If you want to win, people have to like you.
dannyw
13 days ago
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Context always matters. Phrases can also be normalized through everyday use without the negative connections.
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