{"id":27214,"date":"2012-03-22T14:38:28","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T20:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/03\/22\/the-death-of-a-thousand-barbs.html"},"modified":"2012-03-22T14:38:28","modified_gmt":"2012-03-22T20:38:28","slug":"the-death-of-a-thousand-barbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/03\/22\/the-death-of-a-thousand-barbs.html","title":{"rendered":"The death of a thousand barbs"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the things we do when we grow up is learn when to stop. When my daughter comes up to me and pokes me in the ribs with a finger? Ha-ha, everyone laughs. Does it again? Maybe a little less laughter. Does it again? "Please stop." Does it again? "I asked you to stop," with growing anger.<\/p>\n

It's a lesson she's still learning at 11.<\/p>\n

If I was getting a little poke in the ribs from different<\/i> people, or by the same person on different days, it would be a lot harder to seem justified in losing my temper over it. "Hey, it's just one poke. Lighten up."<\/p>\n

One poke by you, or that you say. But not for me.<\/p>\n

And here's where that applies in a bit more culturally sensitive of a context … #ddtb<\/p>\n

Reshared post from +Les Jenkins<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sexism is a problem everywhere it seems.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecently, I was asked why a woman who loves coding would ever leave the field. In short, I got tired of being told to \u201clighten up.\u201d<\/p>\n

It's true: at one point in my life, I decided that coding would be something I'd do only in private. I was only slowly pulled back into the fold. Let me tell you, I love coding. Been doing it since before I hit puberty. I did it when I barely had the money to keep a server up. I do it on the weekends and evenings, and I'm teaching my kids how to do it. I've spe…\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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