[ Thanks to Carla
Schroder for this link. ]
“I dropped my subscription to Linux Journal a couple of years
ago because I got tired of their stubborn refusal to admit women
into their gearhead club. Sure, you’ll find the very occasional
women author, but not many. What I did see a lot of was pages of
ads that insulted women in every stereotyped way–brainless
ornamental boy toys. God forbid we should ever be portrayed as IT
professionals and actual humans.“Fast-forward a year or two, and what happens? Does LJ wise up?
Why, no! Not at all! Instead they take a huge step backwards and
run a full-page ad that insults both women and men…”