| Mehdi Achour 2004-11-25, 8:57 am |
| Hello Sharon,
Personally, I'm a male PHP developer, and I saw pinups a long
way before I touched my first keyboard. I really don't think
that Vincent (elroubio) idea was to mean what you're thinking
at all. They are just pinups..
We also have a lot of girls, developing PHP itself, developing
with PHP, and documenting PHP in our comunity. Sex have never
been a matter of fact.
I'm cc-ing Vincent to get his point. Maybe he can draw some guys
pinuping ? :)
Best regards,
Mehdi Achour
S. Levy wrote:
> You indicated that the above-mentioned site has some nice art work for the
> PHP community. The truth is that this site has some very offensive art work
> for male PHP developers who get a kick out of art that degrades women. The
> "pinups" at http://www.elroubio.net/ is not what I would call art. And, I
> can't believe that php.net would endorse elroubio.net.
>
> The truth of the matter is that for far too long web development careers
> have been very difficult for women to come by due to it being a "boys game".
> If you wish to recommend http://www.elroubio.net you are in effect saying
> that the status quo should remain the status quo and that women don't have a
> place in the PHP community except as bimbos sporting skimpy attire
> displaying their secondary sexual characteristics.
>
> I strongly suggest that you take down the link to elroubio.net unless that
> website's creator takes down his pinups.
>
> S. Levy
> Director
> Advancement of Women in Technology
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