Neil ''Fred'' Picciotto wrote:
>
> but here's where the implied intended audience comes in. if LinuxUserA
> chooses as the sample file in gimp an image that is clearly designed for
> men to enjoy, then the screenshot tends to imply that the intended audience
> for that screenshot is male. now because the explicitly stated intended
> audience is all linux users, this in turn implies that linux users are men.
> which often makes women feel unwelcome. now, you may think that they
> *shouldn't* be made to feel unwelcome by this kind of thing, but the fact
> is that many of them do. you also may not care whether or not they feel
> welcome, but i for one do. and that's why i find it inappropriate and
> offensive to include such images in that context.
Please forgive the low content in this response but:
That is a WONDERFUL statement of the point - thank you for analysing WHY
we get upset - and I hope you don't mind (please) if I use this explanation
myself in the future. Because I'd never actually managed to analyse it to
this level, and it's so RIGHT!!
Jenn V.
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Humans are the only species to feed and house entirely separate species
for no reason other than the pleasure of their company. Why?
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