Chris Rowson wrote: >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>> Hash: SHA1 >>> >>> Hey all, >>> >>> No idea who's behind this marketing decision, but... >>> >>> http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/08/20/linux-for-ladies/ >>> >>> As discussed in #debian-women earlier...does that mean that ladies are >>> no longer human beings now? >>> >>> [19:15] <seanius> i'll defer to the "ladies" on whether it is or not, >>> but i would read that line as "because normal linux is too hard for ladies" >>> [19:18] <liw> hmm... that'd imply that ubuntu's "linux for human beings" >>> implies normal linux is too hard for humans? >>> [19:19] <Sharrow> That and the men's shirt says "linux for human beings" >>> implying that ladies are some weird subset with these odd sticky out bits. >>> [19:24] <Baby> yup, saw it, it really sucks >>> <snip> >>> [19:26] <Baby> well, we're not human beings anymore. I guess :) >>> [19:26] <Baby> according to Ubuntu at least :P >>> >>> >>> This is important, as it seems to be (unintentionally, i'm sure) >>> offending half of the world's population, and so therefore half of the >>> possible candidates who may end up using Ubuntu. >>> >>> It's food for thought, at least - please CC the relevant people beyond >>> this mailing list. >>> >>> Hobbsee > > Stuff like this drives me round the twist to be honest.... > > Why on Earth is there this subset of people who choose to see > disrespect, problems and offense where there is obviouslly non meant! > It's almost like people are looking for something to gripe about! > > 'Linux for Ladies'
To quote Jeff Waugh(see the link at the top of Hobbsee's post) quoting Demetri Martin: “If you want to sound like a creep, add the word ‘ladies’ to the end of things you say: Thanks for coming to my show… ladies.” > Take that term. How is it offensive? > > Do a google search for the phrase "for the ladies" - Observe 1,950,000 > results. Are all of these offensive? Do a google search for "porn" and tell me how many results you get. Not all the results are actually porn, so does this make porn ok as well? -- Sincerely Melissa Draper http://www.meldraweb.com Phone: 0404 595 395 (intl): +61 404 595 395 P.O Box 1412 Lavington, NSW 2641 -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
