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Words are extremely potent - perhaps the most potent facility we have with one another. Women as the "softer side" is a sexist statement.
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For the record: I personally found Paul Cotton to be a very polite human and I am certain he did not mean to be sexist. And yet his words?
@megcarpen @KuraFire Thanks Faruk! You always work to take the higher road, and I love you for that.
Paul Cotton: SHAME ON YOU. "Women represent the softer side of the Web" We might be soft of body and heart, but not of skill, mind or power.
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And how the hell ARE "they" talking about women at #w3conf? That statement is more than disturbing. Context? @obiwankimberly
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@obiwankimberly are you present? And if so why aren't YOU presenting? #w3conf
@shelleypowers Own a cat? I think you mean I am a servant for life to Her Highness Kitteh Honey Bunny. ;)
@shelleypowers If I choose to participate ;) And as for deadly dull, I cannot even imagine that being remotely close to true. Sorry.
@lindanisbett Thank you for that. I do feel my contributions are valuable. I just think it was a ridiculous and unfair oversight.
@shelleypowers I would finally have liked to meet you, Shelley! Ah well. It's so strange because we had a very good #tpac a few weeks ago.
@lindanisbett Of #w3c, no. As an advocate of their technologies and philosophies, since 1993.