I'm curious if you followed the link, I do not get a "creepy" vibe from this blog entry whatsoever. What in particular do you regard as creepy? I'm genuinely confused.
"Female would-be starlets: learn more about the movie industry by going out to dinner with established directors!"
It's different when you go to the link and realize it's a female's blog (and an established startup mentor too, at that), but the title does kind of give off a 'casting couch' vibe.
That is exactly what I surmised the motivation for the "creepy" comment was, hence my speculation the commenter had not actually followed the link. If this is correct, then perhaps the real creepiness is how quickly and superficially we apply our assumptions without checking the evidence. Since the original poster of the comment hasn't spoken up, though, perhaps we are falling into the same trap of making assumptions about an intended meaning. I admit I had the same half-formed reaction before I followed the link, and I was instantly somewhat ashamed of myself for the fact that my imagination had already conjured up a stereotype that proved to be completely off-base.
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I'm curious if you followed the link, I do not get a "creepy" vibe from this blog entry whatsoever. What in particular do you regard as creepy? I'm genuinely confused.
"Female would-be starlets: learn more about the movie industry by going out to dinner with established directors!"
It's different when you go to the link and realize it's a female's blog (and an established startup mentor too, at that), but the title does kind of give off a 'casting couch' vibe.
That is exactly what I surmised the motivation for the "creepy" comment was, hence my speculation the commenter had not actually followed the link. If this is correct, then perhaps the real creepiness is how quickly and superficially we apply our assumptions without checking the evidence. Since the original poster of the comment hasn't spoken up, though, perhaps we are falling into the same trap of making assumptions about an intended meaning. I admit I had the same half-formed reaction before I followed the link, and I was instantly somewhat ashamed of myself for the fact that my imagination had already conjured up a stereotype that proved to be completely off-base.
People won't follow the link if it sounds creepy.
And addressing real-live women as "Female" definitely sets off most women's creep-dars.
I guess better wording would have been:
Learn More About Startups by Grubbing with YC Alumnae
Except I think most of the YC alums attending are actually Alumni.