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'''Othering''' is a process or a rhetorical device in which one group is seen as "us" and another group as "them". Generally, in geek circles, women are seen as the "other". |
'''Othering''' is a process or a rhetorical device in which one group is seen as "us" and another group as "them". Generally, in geek circles, women are seen as the "other". |
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| − | Similar othering is inflicted on various minorities within geekdom: |
+ | Similar othering is inflicted on various minorities within geekdom: disabled people, elderly people, trans people, and more. see [[Intersectionality]] for info on where geek feminism meets other equality movements. |
== Examples == |
== Examples == |
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Revision as of 00:08, 17 February 2010
Othering is a process or a rhetorical device in which one group is seen as "us" and another group as "them". Generally, in geek circles, women are seen as the "other".
Similar othering is inflicted on various minorities within geekdom: disabled people, elderly people, trans people, and more. see Intersectionality for info on where geek feminism meets other equality movements.
Examples
- Phrasing which describes "geeks" as separate from "girls" sets up a false dichotomy in which there are no geek girls, and treats women as the "other"
- Technical conferences may have Sexualized presentations which, through addressing an (assumed straight) male audience, ignore the presence of women, treating them as "other"