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November 19, 2006
Am I a sexist, racist gatekeeper?
So I made the mistake of labeling my glorified blogroll an 'Experts List' and now I'm being lumped in with the mythical gatekeepers of the Irish blogosphere -
"Then EirePreneur stepped in and offered a list of expert bloggers and lo and behold who can’t be in was amply demonstrated – women."
Let me see if I understand the 'logic' - I publish a small draft list which just so happens not to include any women (which I didn't even realize at the time) and that demonstrates that women aren't allowed? Jeez I'm not sure I've got anyone from an ethnic minority in there either, does that make me a racist? Dear God, why didn't I just call it a blogroll? :(
By the way, good blog Annette. Subscribed.
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Now if someone had called you a geeky, OPML grazer obsessed Sketcher that would have been more understandable :-)
As it is you are just reflecting the sad situation that any tech blogger faces in Ireland - there are far, far too many of us and far too few of the fairer ones.
keith
Posted by: keith bohanna | Nov 19, 2006 6:26:44 PM
Without invoking Godwin, could you please answer this here committee, chaired By Joseph McCarthy, why you did not have any black, jewish, homeless and dead people on your experts list too?
Posted by: Damien Mulley | Nov 19, 2006 6:40:22 PM
Phew, at lest you can't be accused of homophobia with your inclusion of the token gay person ;-) Cunningly this avoids accusations of bias against Cork people too!
Posted by: Conor O'Neill | Nov 20, 2006 8:24:28 AM
But the token was male!
Posted by: Damien Mulley | Nov 20, 2006 9:28:23 AM
Oh and I see that the conspiracy theory giant spammer hit you too. I got a few of them on my site.
Posted by: Damien Mulley | Nov 20, 2006 9:30:01 AM
It's gone now... hadn't been spammed in ages... I was getting complacent!
Posted by: James Corbett | Nov 20, 2006 9:40:11 AM
Yeah, I had the nutter on mine too. IP was from SFSU which I guess is San Fran State Uni - that bastion of intellectual prowess.
Posted by: Conor O'Neill | Nov 20, 2006 9:55:54 AM
I don't think anyone who read the comment conversations thinks that. I wouldnt worry about it.
Posted by: Mary Gilmartin | Nov 20, 2006 10:11:08 AM
