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Comment by ryandrake | Hacker News Reader

Wasn’t there an article here a while back about a Chinese woman who had a STEM/Maker YouTube channel who got harassed, heckled, and called a fraud because she also happened to be good looking? There seems to be at least some forces out there discouraging STEM girl themed channels.

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I don't think there's any Youtube channel out there that hasn't been the subject of harassment or heckling. I don't think there's any special agenda against STEM girl channels.

That person made videos of STEM + soft-core porn that she said he did specifically to get attention, so it's more to parent's point about portrayal of women in media imagery, not against.

I don’t think we are talking about the same thing. I don’t recall seeing any porn in her videos but I think I saw some very hot soldering irons. If you’re having a hard time disassociating “females on the Internet” from porn, I’m sorry but I don’t think I can help ya there.

Her professional name is "SexyCyborg", so you can lay off the concern trolling.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Wu

The name alone is enough for you to accuse her channel of being soft-core porn? Come on. Reading her Wikipedia page, I see nothing objectionable and a lot that's admirable. It sounds like the channel subverts the traditional appearance and role of women.

> she is notable for her strong advocacy of women in STEM, transhumanism, open source, and body modifications,[1][2] variously challenging both gender and tech stereotypes with her flamboyant public persona[3][2][4] which turns objectification on its head.[5]

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