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Yeah it doesn't really land well as a joke because it's the very first thing. Joking hot takes at least need a bit of warm up so readers know what's going on, whereas this just opens with a no-context dis at women where it's not even clear what the joking read is supposed to be talking about. What hard work? What's happening?

Yeah, I'm totally lost. This is somewhere between out of context and out of touch.

Yes, I actually completely agree with this.

I placed it on the readme after a long night of working on this project. The joke was directed at my partner who had giggled with me about the absurdity of writing a dsl to template my website.

That said, I do agree that it doesn't land well out of context for the general audience, and for that reason will be removed

With that context, it lands completely differently, definitely. Thanks for explaining and being so understanding.

It's very obviously tongue in cheek.

r/notlikeothergirls

Yes, but ironically

obvious to who?

Right? I'm really blown away by the amount of people on here that seem to think this is a serious sentiment.

mmm ... i should start my readme as "> black people are always late." it just isn't acceptable even though that's an inside joke where/how i was raised. have some empathy. not everyone is going to get it and it's your responsibility to understand that. no context was explicitly given other that it's quoted so we may or may not attribute the comment as the perception of the README author

You're correct, it was my responsibility to understand how it would be perceived by a wider audience. Without the context of my own identity and the tone of the rest of the readme, it is just sexist.

Very funny, don't listen to the wet noodles!

Why is it not appropriate?

Genuine question. Is it because it's sexist? Would it be appropriate to write "unlike most men"? Unlike most people?

Or is it because it's suggesting the author is better than other people???

It's not appropriate because it reinforces the idea that women are fragile and not interested in working for anything. Regardless of my intent when I wrote the readme (which was to suggest that I'm better than other people), it's still sexist in it's essence and delivery

But surely the fact that you can't say it gives credence to the idea that women are 'fragile'. And I've never come across the idea that women aren't interested in working for anything.

This fuss wouldn't have been kicked up if it were the male equivalent. That to me is sexist.

Anyway, you've already deleted it, so it's moot now.

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