Where the girls at? SXSW Edition (opens in new tab)

(girls.kiwigrove.com)

15 pointsamanelis15y ago16 comments

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Rariel15y ago· 4 in thread

I'm surprised there is no corresponding "Where the boys at?" or does that defeat the purpose? It would be easy enough to create the same site for girls to find boys. that can also be a problem at times...

pohl15y ago

I'm surprised there is no corresponding "Where the boys at?"

This reflects the asymmetry of power distribution in the sexual market brought on by nature's unfair dispensation of vaginas.

jolie15y ago

Why are we assuming that a tech conference should be anyone's sexual playground, be they male or female? Also, what's up with all the boy-girl, girl-boy heteronormative assumptions?

At the end of the day, all this site did was show me 2 sexist coders (gasp!) who will likely never have enough respect for women to be able to work with any real women in a collaborative or professional setting.

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warmwaffles15y ago

Go to any bar you moron...Ton's of sausage there if that's what you are looking for.

Rariel15y ago

Calling me a moron and you get upvoted...I thought HN was better than this. Re-read my post and think about it and perhaps you will understand what my point was.

marcusbooster15y ago· 3 in thread

We should be looking at ways to decrease autism rates.

pohl15y ago

If we can find ways for men inside the spectrum to hook up with women outside the spectrum, that may help in the long run.

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aspergers_pr.html

yummyfajitas15y ago

There is an extensive literature on this topic, and a community devoted to educating people about it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seduction_Community

barry-cotter15y ago

Speaking as someone on the autism spectrum: go to hell.

Ridiculously mild as mild Asperger's is compared to full blown autism, it has had a large mostly negative effect on my life. Even so, I wouldn't change take a pill to get rid of it. I am what I am, and there are coping strategies and niches aplenty.

Also, as a nerd hater, what are you doing on this site?

Mz15y ago

Why are people even assuming that the only possible use for this site is for men looking to pick up women? Most women tend to be very social creatures and I can well imagine this having a totally platonic, social use for women looking for other women to hang with so they don't feel so out of place in a (presumably) male dominated venue.

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10 comments · 3 top-level

Rariel15y ago· 4 in thread

pohl15y ago

I'm surprised there is no corresponding "Where the boys at?"

This reflects the asymmetry of power distribution in the sexual market brought on by nature's unfair dispensation of vaginas.

jolie15y ago

Why are we assuming that a tech conference should be anyone's sexual playground, be they male or female? Also, what's up with all the boy-girl, girl-boy heteronormative assumptions?

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warmwaffles15y ago

Go to any bar you moron...Ton's of sausage there if that's what you are looking for.

Rariel15y ago

Calling me a moron and you get upvoted...I thought HN was better than this. Re-read my post and think about it and perhaps you will understand what my point was.

marcusbooster15y ago· 3 in thread

We should be looking at ways to decrease autism rates.

pohl15y ago

If we can find ways for men inside the spectrum to hook up with women outside the spectrum, that may help in the long run.

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aspergers_pr.html

yummyfajitas15y ago

There is an extensive literature on this topic, and a community devoted to educating people about it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seduction_Community

barry-cotter15y ago

Speaking as someone on the autism spectrum: go to hell.

Also, as a nerd hater, what are you doing on this site?

Mz15y ago

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