Uncharitable idea of the day: redpiller programmer bronies in fedoras complaining that women never invented anything important.
ilzolende said: i can’t parse this
Okay, for the good of all who aren’t aware of the context, here goes:
The word fedora comes from the title of an 1882 play by dramatist Victorien Sardou, Fédora being written for Sarah Bernhardt.[10] The play was first performed in the United States in 1889. Bernhardt played Princess Fédora, the heroine of the play. During the play, Bernhardt – a notorious cross-dresser – wore a center-creased, soft brimmed hat. The hat was fashionable for women, and the women’s rights movement adopted it as a symbol.[2][11]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora
Ada, Countess of Lovelace (née Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage’s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. Her notes on the engine include what is recognised as the first algorithm intended to be carried out by a machine. As a result, she is often regarded as the first computer programmer.[1][2][3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace
Grace Brewster Murray Hopper (December 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992), née Grace Brewster Murray, was an American computer scientist and United States Navy Rear Admiral.[1] She was one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer in 1944,[2] invented the first compiler for a computer programming language,[3][4][5][6][7] and was one of those who popularized the idea of machine-independent programming languages which led to the development of COBOL, one of the first high-level programming languages.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper
MLP:FiM is by Lauren Faust
And “red pill” is obviously from the Matrix by the Wachowski sisters.
The irony is in claiming women haven’t invented anything important while one’s cultural signifiers have been either invented and pioneered by women, originally been made for women (or girls), or both at the same time.
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