I think some of the "Male Oppression" cries are overdone. However, they do come across as clueless about the communities they're asking to provide them with valuable content... and while that's not so much a "male" thing as a "dominant" thing (I will decide what happens; you will make it so), in this culture, they're pretty closely tied, especially in business--and a business that wants to work closely with skilled workers who are, by vast majority, women, should be sharply aware of that.
In short: it's not "male oppressors;" it's "clueless businessmen, acting just like we expect males in business to act." Not that females in business can't be clueless... but they usually aren't, not like this--and not just because there's less of them.
It's not a straightforward, easy gender issue, but it does tie to gender politics.
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Date: 2007-05-26 03:49 am (UTC)In short: it's not "male oppressors;" it's "clueless businessmen, acting just like we expect males in business to act." Not that females in business can't be clueless... but they usually aren't, not like this--and not just because there's less of them.
It's not a straightforward, easy gender issue, but it does tie to gender politics.