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People on here love to hate on Ellen because she's a woman who made it as CEO of a popular tech company. The white male nerds on HN will use any conspiracy theory or baseless attack on her character to try to discredit her.

When you're full of hate, you're not going to let logic or facts stop you from hating and spewing lies...

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>People on here love to hate on Ellen because she's a woman who made it as CEO of a popular tech company. The white male nerds on HN will use any conspiracy theory or baseless attack on her character to try to discredit her.

Do you realise that attributing any controversy about Ellen Pao to 'white male nerds' who are 'trying to use anything to attack and discredit her just because she's a woman' is itself a conspiracy theory, with just as much evidence as that which you criticise?

And not just a conspiracy theory, but one founded on bigotry and hatred.

That's right, you don't see the same level of vitriol directed at Marissa Mayer or Anne Wojcicki for a reason. The posts I've read have overwhelmingly focused on her litigation actions, her husband's shady hedge fund dealings and her desire to turn reddit into a "safe space" through censorship - all of which are, in my opinion, legitimate points of concern.

Wow, what a convenient way to derail any potential criticism of what many people see as absurd positions & silly missteps. I see you also quietly slipped in an ad hominem.

I'm surprised you didn't go for the trifecta and blame The Patriarchy™.

Kind of like when I criticize Obama and people fire back that my negative opinion of his position on {trade, privacy, entitlements, ... } is due to my innate racism.

Your racism is going to morph into sexism when you don't like Hillary. For some reason the Left is allowed to get away with such intellectually bankrupt arguments.

Maybe we'll get Bernie and I'll get accused of having something against geriatric white men. Would be a nice change.

> When you're full of hate, you're not going to let logic or facts stop you from hating and spewing lies...

You should think about that...

You seem full of hate yourself, with how you go on about "white male nerds" and their faults.

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