Free Software and the New Sexism
Free Software and the New Sexism
Apr 26 2025, 7:48 AM
I saw this posted on Ovarit and wanted to reshare here. The author is male, but is gender critical, and named many women and women's groups who should be read and listened to. He's very aware of the sexism in the free software movement, including the sexism of focusing women's issues solely on trans "women."
Quote:I would urge the maintainers of software projects and all Free Software enthusiasts to think critically about what kind of environment they want to foster. One in which only a narrow, arguably male-centric version of feminism is tolerated, and dissidents are aggressively hounded out? Or one in which people of all wakes of life, all worldviews, and all identities are equally welcome on the condition that they treat others with respect?
https://blogs.feministwiki.org/taylan/2023/08/26/free-software-and-the-new-sexism/
I saw this posted on Ovarit and wanted to reshare here. The author is male, but is gender critical, and named many women and women's groups who should be read and listened to. He's very aware of the sexism in the free software movement, including the sexism of focusing women's issues solely on trans "women."
Quote:I would urge the maintainers of software projects and all Free Software enthusiasts to think critically about what kind of environment they want to foster. One in which only a narrow, arguably male-centric version of feminism is tolerated, and dissidents are aggressively hounded out? Or one in which people of all wakes of life, all worldviews, and all identities are equally welcome on the condition that they treat others with respect?
