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| − | '''Freedom of choice''' is a broad term and includes several ideas |
+ | ''' Freedom of choice''' is a broad term and includes several ideas associated with feminism (such as reproductive choices), but it has a couple of specific usages in geek circles which defend sexism: |
| + | * that low numbers of women in geek activities are simply a matter of women exercising freedom of choice as to their career and hobbies and that no one should criticise such choice, since it is an example of the goals of feminism that women be able to freely choose careers |
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| + | * conversely, that sexism in geek activities is not a problem because complainants could choose to avoid that conference/hobby/person in future |
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| + | The two arguments oppose each other: the first says that there are simply less women geeks because of prior choice, the second that there ''should be'' less women geeks (or feminist geeks of either gender) in many areas because they should be avoiding communities that they don't like, rather than trying to change those communities. |
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| − | That word is: Bad! |
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Revision as of 09:32, 29 April 2012
Freedom of choice is a broad term and includes several ideas associated with feminism (such as reproductive choices), but it has a couple of specific usages in geek circles which defend sexism:
- that low numbers of women in geek activities are simply a matter of women exercising freedom of choice as to their career and hobbies and that no one should criticise such choice, since it is an example of the goals of feminism that women be able to freely choose careers
- conversely, that sexism in geek activities is not a problem because complainants could choose to avoid that conference/hobby/person in future
The two arguments oppose each other: the first says that there are simply less women geeks because of prior choice, the second that there should be less women geeks (or feminist geeks of either gender) in many areas because they should be avoiding communities that they don't like, rather than trying to change those communities.