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Comment by hobofan

15 hours ago

Perpetuating misogyny as the mascot of one of the most used pieces of software. Yay!

Look again at the xkcd comic (I did before posting the comment). The sandwich-making person is not obviously female, in fact he(?) looks rather male according to xkcd convention.

  • "make me a sandwich" has been a saying to dismiss women for decades before the xkcd comic existed.

    • Context always matters. Phrases can also be normalized through everyday use without the negative connections.